California’s Natural Gas to Electric Future
March 12, 2020Six local governments in California are allowed by state regulators to limit the use of natural gas in many new…
Wind Turbine Blades Will Continue to Pile Up at U.S. Landfills
March 6, 2020Wind turbines are designed to last approximately 20 to 25 years. While the main core of wind turbines are made…
Offshore Wind Power in Germany Now in Favor of Subsidies
March 4, 2020Last year, new offshore wind power capacity in Germany exceeded that of onshore wind capacity for the first time. In 2019, 160…
New England and New York Have Almost Eliminated Coal-Fired Electricity
February 20, 2020The U.S. Northeast is phasing out its coal-fired power plants. Both New England and New York generated 15 percent of…
U.S. Coal-Fired Power Plants Continue to Retire
February 7, 2020In 2010, coal-generated 45 percent of the nation’s electricity with 317 gigawatts of coal-fired generating capacity—30 percent of the generating…
Germany Will Pay Its Utilities to Phase Out Coal
February 3, 2020Germany will pay utility companies billions of euros to speed up the shutdown of their coal-fired power plants as part…
