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Shifting to renewables amid surging gas prices

…intermittency—but it is a substitute and at moderate levels of renewables that’s not a problem at all. And it’s quite a cost-effective approach too, renewables are getting to be quite inexpensive today.” (Posted March 9, 2022 | Download Video) “U.S. utilities can reduce a lot of reliance on natural gas for generation by investing in…

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Renewable energy in the United States

…the leading drivers of climate change. Production and use of energy from renewable sources, or renewables, has climbed gradually since the 1960s and increased significantly starting in the early 2000s. In 2019, more than one tenth of the energy used in the United States came from renewables. The U.S. Energy Information Administration projects that without…

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Climate essentials for 2021

…Renewables are growing rapidly, but they’re still a relatively small fraction of our overall energy mix. And the big technological limit we have is in long-term storage. And until we can solve that, it’s going to be really hard to have the highest penetration of renewables possible. When you look at the utilization of renewables…

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U.S. growth in renewable energy

The Energy Information Administration (EIA), an independent federal agency, provides an overview of energy in the United States, explains energy sources and uses, and answers common questions about renewables and other forms of energy. It also offers a wealth of data about energy generation and consumption from different sources over time and publishes news and…

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Climate plan solutions

…we transition from burning fossil fuels to using renewables, secure our energy demands, and diversify our energy portfolio. There are several technological routes for CCUS. For example, CO2 can be captured at the source via absorption, adsorption, by using membranes, or other processes. Depending on the CO2 source characteristics, locations, and operating conditions, the costs…

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Transitioning to Electric Vehicles

…make electric vehicles more affordable.” (Posted April 11, 2023) “With electric vehicle charging, we are going to have more demand on the grid. We do have to wait for more renewables to come on the grid, and we’re going to see more renewables coming on the grid quite rapidly in the next few years. That’s…

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Biomass energy in the United States

Biomass: IRENA explores the costs associated with different aspects and forms of energy generation from biomass in its report, Renewable Energy Technologies: Cost Analysis Series, Biomass for Power Generation. The U.S. Department of Energy reviews Bioenergy Basics, including insights from the 2016 Billion-Tons Report focused on the bioeconomy. All Renewables: The Energy Information Administration (EIA),…

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Wind energy in the United States

Wind: Consolidating the State of Knowledge: A Synoptical Review of Wind Energy’s Wildlife Effects, published in Environmental Management in 2015, summarizes evidence on the impacts of wind turbines, and the Wind Energy Technologies Office within the EERE answers common questions about turbine development and other wind energy topics. All Renewables: The Energy Information Administration (EIA),…

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Solar energy in the United States

Solar: A 2017 article from Sustainable Energy Reviews discusses the pros and cons of recent solar energy technologies, as well as costs and market details. A 2019 report from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Utility-Scale Solar, analyzes changes in technology and price for large-scale solar energy generation. All Renewables: The Energy Information Administration (EIA), an…

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