renewable energy
In the End, Solar Power Opponents Prevail in Williamsport, Ohio
This story is the sixth part of a series about the conflict over solar power in rural Midwestern communities, reported in partnership with ABC News. WILLIAMSPORT, Ohio—Local opponents have succeeded in killing plans for a solar array in rural Ohio that now becomes one of the largest renewable energy projects in the country canceled because […]
Read MoreDecarbonization Program Would Eliminate Most Emissions in Southwest Pennsylvania by 2050, a New Study Finds
Carbon emissions from the power sector in a 10-county region of southwestern Pennsylvania would be almost eliminated by 2050 under a program that increases generation with renewables, boosts storage, improves energy efficiency and uses existing nuclear capacity to meet growing demand for electricity, according to a study published on Monday. A “decarbonization pathway” proposed by […]
Read MoreA Clean Energy Trifecta: Wind, Solar and Storage in the Same Project
Elected officials and energy company executives gathered last week in rural Oregon to mark the completion of Wheatridge Renewable Energy Facility, a project that combines a wind farm, solar array and battery storage. This is the fourth and the largest project in the United States to combine those three renewable energy resources on the same […]
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