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Renewable-energy spending likely to surpass oil and gas for the first time ever in 2021

by Ben Winck, Business Insider Highlights Goldman Sachs reports that renewable energy investments will be a quarter of all energy spending in 2021, surpassing investment in oil and gas If the United States aims to meet climate standards that result in less than 2 degrees Celsius of warming, the transition into renewable energy will create … Read more

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The U.S. can get to 90% clean electricity in just 15 years

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by Adele Peters, Fast Company Highlights A new report from UC Berkeley shows that the falling price of renewable energy can result in the U.S. using 90% clean energy by 2035, ultimately transitioning to 100% renewable energy by 2045. Adding new clean energy infrastructure could add up to 570,000 new jobs each year The Internation … Read more

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U.S. renewable energy consumption surpasses coal for the first time in over 130 years

By Mickey Francis, US Energy Information Administration Highlights In 2019, U.S. annual energy consumption from renewable sources exceeded coal consumption for the first time since before 1885, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) Compared with 2018, coal consumption in the United States decreased nearly 15%, and total renewable energy consumption grew by 1%, … Read more

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Solar and wind cheapest sources of power in most of the world

By Brian Eckhouse, Bloomberg Highlights Solar power and onshore wind power are now the cheapest new sources of electricity in the majority of the world’s population. The Levelized Cost of Energy for wind has fallen 9% and solar has dropped by 4%   Prices are especially low in the U.S., China, and Brazil  Improvements in the technology, … Read more

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What’s the ideal way for the microgrid industry to come back from COVID-19?

By Lisa Cohn, Microgrid Knowledge  Highlights The Clean Energy community called for relief in the recent federal stimulus package as the industry has taken a critical hit due to the COVID- 19 pandemic. Over 100,000 clean energy sector workers have lost their jobs due to business shifting during the pandemic and the industry could lose half … Read more

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Renewable energy industry eyes next coronavirus stimulus bill

by Ben Geman, Axios Highlights The renewable energy sector is advocating for aid during the next phase of COVID-19 stimulus relief as projects are canceled,  layoffs widen, supply chains are disrupted, and companies risk missing deadlines to use tax credits The first bills were mainly emergency rescue and stabilization plans, but the next phase could … Read more

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U.S. clean-energy tax breaks sought in the virus stimulus package

by Ari Natter, Bloomberg Highlights: Clean energy advocates are pushing for consumer tax credit extensions for renewable energy, storage, and electric vehicles to be included in the stimulus package: With many business sectors taking losses from the impacts of coronavirus, the renewable energy sector says they are feeling losses as well The demand for solar … Read more

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Introducing: Davis Harper, New Stockton Community Organizer

Advancing Community Choice Energy one conversation at a time My name is Davis Harper, and I am a writer, organizer, and advocate for the sustainable practices necessary to protect the planet’s most vulnerable communities. I’m very excited to be the newest member of The Climate Center team as the Community Outreach Specialist for Stockton and … Read more

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Fossil fuels for power at turning point as renewables surged in 2019: data

by Aaron Sheldrick, Reuters  Highlights: Electricity generation from fossil fuels in the United States, European Union, and India fell in 2019. Renewable power generation increased at a faster rate than the overall growth in power output for the first time The decline of fossil fuels is likely to accelerate due to countries trying to commit … Read more