Growth & Prices

EU Solar Power Generation Overtook Coal for 1st Time in 2024 - 0125.rtf
Google, Intersect Power Plan Energy Parks - $20 Billion of Renewables, Storage 1224.rtf
The Renewable Energy Revolution Is Unstoppable, Even under Trump 1124.rtf
No Politician Can Halt Wave of Climate Investment, Kerry Says 1124.rtf
US Wind and Solar on Track to Overtake Coal This Year 0824.rtf
China Hits Xi Jinping’s Renewable Power Target 6 Years Early 0824.rtf
EIA Expects 62.8 GW to Come Online in 2024 in US, Led by Solar, Energy Storage 0824.rtf
China Adds New Clean Power Equivalent to Entire UK Electricity Output 0824.rtf
Wind and Solar Energy Overtake Fossil Fuels to Provide 30% of EU Electricity 0724.rtf
Over 3,000 Solar + Storage Home Systems in 2024 for Poor Puerto Ricans 0724.rtf
China Building 2:3 of World’s Wind and Solar Projects 0724.rtf
Wind, Sun and Water Provided 100% of California’s kWh on 25 of Last 32 Days 0424.rtf
Solar, Battery Storage Projected to Make Up 81% of New U.S. Capacity in 2024 - 0224.rtf
EU Sees Electricity Production Doubling by 2050 to Reach Net Zero 0124.rtf
China’s Solar Boom Fuels Record Growth in Global Renewables 0124.rtf
China’s Remote Deserts Are Hiding an Energy Revolution 1123.rtf
IEA Report Has Terrific News for the Climate 1023.rtf
‘Staggering’ Green Growth Gives Hope for 1.5°C, Says Global Energy Chief 0923.rtf
EU Fossil Fuel Burning for Electricity Fell to Lowest on Record in 2023 - 0823.rtf
The Clean Energy Future Is Arriving Faster Than You Think 0823.rtf - Many growth effects as renewable energy prices fall.
Wind and Solar Prop Up the Texas Power Grid, amid a Brutally Long Heat Wave 0723.rtf
Solar, Wind Energy Keep Texas Power Grids Running in Weeks-Long Heat Wave 0723.rtf
China on Track to Blow Past Xi’s Clean Power Goal 5 Years Early 0623.rtf
Clean Energy Technologies Costs Drop - Debt Cost Up, Commodity Costs Down 0623.rtf
Renewables Softened Blow from Intense Texas Heat Wave 0623.rtf
Wind + Solar Overtakes Gas for EU’s Electricity 0223.rtf
Renewables Supplied 88% of Portugal’s Electricity Use in January 0223.rtf
Russia’s War in Ukraine is Accelerating the Shift Away from Oil and Gas - BP 0123.rtf
Renewables Projected to Be 1:4 of US Electricity Generation. Really Soon 0123.rtf
Renewables Will Overtake Coal by Early 2025, Int'l Energy Agency Says 1222.rtf
New Record Renewable Energy Production in South Australia, More to Come 1222.rtf
Alberta Is on Track to Meet its 2030 Renewable Energy Goal Ahead of Schedule 1222.rtf
Europe’s Energy Risks Go Beyond Gas 1122.rtf
Clean Energy Transition Gains Speed, despite Global Tumult 1022.rtf
Clean Energy Has a Tipping Point. 87 Countries Have Reached It. 1022.rtf
Coal Crunch Hastens Indian Metal Makers’ Switch to Green Energy 0822.rtf
Wind, Solar Provide 67% of New US Electric Generating Capacity in Q1-2 2022 - 0822.rtf
China’s Clean Energy Growth Outlook for 2022 Keeps Getting Bigger 0722.rtf
Renewable Energy Provides Relief from Rising Power Prices 0722.rtf
Renewable Electricity Growth, per BP 0722.rtf
As Texas Saw Record Electricity Demand, Wind and Solar Delivered 0622.rtf
The New US Record in Renewable Electric Generation 0622.rtf
China’s Renewable Energy Fleet Is Growing Too Fast for Its Grid 0622.rtf
The US’s New Record in Renewables 0622.rtf
China Is on Track to Double Its Solar Panel Installations from Last Year’s Record 0522.rtf
How Australia Is Transforming Grids Away from Coal Power 0522.rtf
Supply Chain Delays, Steel Costs Are Stalling Renewable Energy Growth 0522.rtf
China Triples Solar Investments as Clean Energy Push Accelerates 0522.rtf
The World Added a Record Amount of Renewable Energy in 2021 - 0522.rtf
California’s All-Renewable Moment Shows the Future of the Power Grid 0522.rtf
Sluggish Renewables Growth Threatens Bangladesh’s Clean-Energy Goals 0422.rtf - 774 MW renewables now, only 2% of the overall mix
California Ran on Nearly 100% Clean Energy on April 3, 2022 - 0422.rtf
Wind and Solar Hit a Record 10% of Global Electricity Generation in 2021 - 0322.rtf
China Could Hit 2030 Renewable Target by 2025 on Local Ambitions 0322.rtf
Amazon Led Companies Buying over 30 GigaWatts of Renewable Energy in 2021 - 0322.rtf
Germany Brings Forward Goal of 100% Renewable Power to 2035 - 0222.rtf
China Researcher Sees Wind and Solar Easily Beating Xi’s Goal 0222.rtf
Texas Leads US in Clean Energy, Almost in Spite of Itself 0222.rtf
Technology Drives a Renewables Power Transition 1221.rtf
Rising Costs May Erase Years of Renewables Progress 1221.rtf
China’s Push for Rooftop Solar and Rural Wind Boosts Producers 1021.rtf
Pacificorp’s IRP Includes 6.7 GW Storage, 5.6 GW Solar, Plus Fossil Fuels 0921.rtf
Clean Energy Interest Soars in NSW as States Resist Rules to Prop Up Coal 0821.rtf
Renewables Now Half the Price of Fossil Fuels across Europe 0721.rtf
NextEra Adds 1.84 GW Renewables and Storage to over 15 GW Backlog in Q2 - 0721.rtf
Most New Wind and Solar Projects Will Be Cheaper than Coal 0621.rtf
Xcel Procures Wind, Solar and Storage for 1.7 to 3.0 ¢ : kWh in Colorado 0621.rtf
Global Renewable Energy Industry Grew at Fastest Rate since 1999 Last Year 0521.rtf
California Just Hit 95% Renewable Electricity. Other States Are Following. 0421.rtf
100% Clean Power? U.S. May Be Halfway There 0421.rtf vs. 2005 business-as-usual projection.  In reality, 40-41% in 2020.
New York City’s Most Polluting Fossil Fuel Plants Can Retire by 2030, Thanks to Renewables, Storage 0321.rtf
77–80% of New US Power Capacity Came from Solar & Wind in 2020 - 0221.rtf
In Clean Energy Milestone, US Renewables Pulled Ahead of Coal in 2020 - 0221.rtf
China Blows Past Clean Energy Record with Wind Capacity Jump 0121.rtf
Wind, Solar to Be 70% of New US Electric MW in 2021. Batteries Gain Momentum. 0121.rtf

Trump's Unplanned Gift to Biden - Clean Energy on the Rise 1220.rtf
Renewable Power Grows Strongly, Despite the Pandemic 1120.rtf
Renewables Cut Australia's Emissions More than Covid, Energy Analysis Finds 1120.rtf
Aggressive Push to 100% Renewable Energy Could Save Americans Billions 1020.rtf
Cheaper Renewable Power May Drive Economic Recovery, Lazard Says 1020.rtf
Wind and Solar Produced 10% of Global Electricity in 1st Half of 2020 0820.rtf
Europe’s Coal Heartland Is the Hottest Market for Green Power 0620.rtf
Renewable Power Will Soon Come Out on Top 0620.rtf
Global New Clean Energy Investment Totaled $282 Billion Last Year 0620.rtf
India’s Tender for ‘Round the Clock” Renewable Power 0620.rtf
UK Electricity Was Coal-Free for 1st Month Ever 0620.rtf
U.S. Renewables Outstrip Coal for 1st Time Since 19th Century 0520.rtf
U.K. Grid Struggles as Renewables Overtake Fossil Fuels 0520.rtf
In a 1st, Renewable Energy Is Poised to Eclipse Coal in U.S. 0520.rtf
Renewable Energy Topped Coal in US for 40 Days Straight 0520.rtf
Renewables Are the Only Winners in Historic Decline in Energy Demand 0420.rtf
India’s Virus Lockdown Sees Clean Energy Gain at Coal’s Expense 0420.rtf
UK Households to Be Paid for Daytime Green Electricity Use during Lockdown 0420.rtf
Oil Companies Are Collapsing, but Wind and Solar Energy Keep Growing 0420 2.rtf
Utility-Scale Renewables Top Coal in US Electricity Generation for Entire Q1 2020 - 0420.rtf
Renewables Make Up over Half of Germany’s Power Mix 0420.rtf
Renewables Hit a Transmission Wall in Saturated Upper Midwest Grid 1219.rtf
UK Renewables Generated More Power than Fossil Fuels for 1st Quarter Ever 1019.rtf
Google Just Made the Largest Ever Corporate Purchase of Renewable Energy 0919.rtf
It’s Now Cheaper to Build New Renewables than to Build Natural Gas Plants 0919.rtf
Global Renewable Energy Has Quadrupled over Past Decade 0919.rtf
Renewable Electricity Beat Out Coal in the US for the 1st Time in April 0619.rtf
America's Renewable Electricity Capacity Is Now Greater than Coal’s 0619.rtf
'Coal Is on the Way Out' - Fossil Fuels Now Pricier than Solar or Wind 0319.rtf
4 Nations Lead the World with 100% Green Energy 0319.rtf
Renewables Generated a Record 65% of Germany’s Electricity Last Week 0319.rtf
Renewables Restore Power to 1,000s of Households during Australian Heat Wave 0119.rtf
China's 2018 Renewable Power Capacity Up 12% on Year 0119.rtf
Renewables Could Surpass Fossil Fuels in Britain by 2020 - 0119.rtf
India Plans to Add 500 GW of Renewable Energy Capacity within 10 Years 0119.rtf
China Launches Subsidy-Free Solar, Wind Power after Project Costs Fall 0119.rtf

2 US Electric Utilities Promise to Go 100% Carbon-Free, Say It’s Cheaper 1218.rtf
Costa Rica Went over 300 Days on Renewable Electricity Alone 1218.rtf
Even in Indiana, New Renewables Are Cheaper than Existing Coal Plants 1018.rtf
Solar, Wind Made Up At Least 20% Of Electric Generation In 10 States Last Year 1018.rtf - led by Iowa 37%, Kansas 36%, Oklahoma 32%, South Dakota 30%
Why Republican Leaders Love Renewable Energy 0918.rtf - It’s cheaper than the cheapest fossil fuel electricity in 65-70% of the US.  Good for rural areas, which are Republican.
This Island Nation Is Making the Fastest-Ever Shift to Renewables 0718.rtf
Costa Rica Is Moving toward Carbon Neutrality Faster than Any Other Country 0718.rtf
A Year after Paris Pullout, U.S. Companies Are Driving a Renewables Boom 0618.rtf
Europe Is Building More Wind and Solar — without Any Subsidies 0518.rtf
Renewable Energy Now Employs 10.3 Million People Globally 0518.rtf
Apple Now Runs on 100% Green Energy; Here’s How It Got There 0418.rtf
Portugal Was Powered 100% by Renewable Energy in March 0418.rtf
Global Energy Giants Forced to Adapt to Rise of Renewables 0318.rtf
As Price Drops, Renewable Energy Surges to 2nd Place in Minnesota 0318.rtf
UK Enjoyed ‘Greenest Year for Electricity Ever' in 2017 - 1217.rtf
South Australia Goes All Out on Renewables, despite Federal Focus on Coal 1017.rtf
Despite Trump, American Companies Are Still Investing in Renewable Energy 1017.rtf
This Summer Was UK’s Greenest Ever for Energy, Says National Grid 0917.rtf
Renewables to Provide Bulk of Finland's Energy Next Year 0917.rtf
Germany Produced Record 35% of Power from Renewables in 1st Half 0717.rtf
As Solar and Wind Prices Fall, Coal’s Future is Fading Fast, BNEF Says 0617.rtf
Non-Hydro Renewables Provided a Record 10% of U.S. Power in March 0617.rtf
Global Energy Use Stumbles for 3rd year - BP 0617.rtf
Renewables Provide More than 1:2 of UK Electricity for 1st Time 0617.rtf
'Spectacular' Drop in Renewable Energy Costs Leads to Record Global Boost 0617.rtf
India, Once a Coal Goliath, Is Fast Turning Green 0617.rtf
Renewables Grow to 17% of Electricity Mix in Australia 0517.rtf
Renewable Energy Powers Jobs for Almost 10 Million People 0517.rtf
2:3 of Canada’s Electricity Now Comes from Renewable Energy 0517.rtf
The Cheap Energy Revolution Is Here, and Coal Won’t Cut It 0417.rtf
Saudis to Seek Bids for 700-MegaWatt Wind and Solar Projects 0417.rtf
World Clean Power Is Up, Costs Are Down 0417.rtf
More Renewable Energy for Less - Capacity Grew in 2016 as Costs Fell 0417.rtf

Half of UK Electricity Comes from Low-Carbon Sources for 1st Time Ever 1116.rtf
CAISO Sets 1-Day Record, Serving 56.7% of Demand with Renewable Energy 0317.rtf
Clean Energy Is Now as Big as Pharmaceutical Manufacturing in the US 0317.rtf
Almost 90% of New Power in Europe from Renewable Sources in 2016 - 0217.rtf
The Irreversible Momentum of Clean Energy 0117.rtf - by Barack Obama, in Science
Costa Rica's Grid Used 98% Renewable Energy in 2016 - 0117.rtf
Christmas Day 2016 Sets New UK Record for Renewable Energy Use 1216.rtf
The Week Portugal Ran on Renewables 1216.rtf
UK Hits Clean Energy Milestone - 50% of Electricity from Low Carbon Sources 1216.rtf
Latin America Is Set to Become a Leader in Alternative Energy 1216.rtf
Renewable Energy Capacity Overtakes Coal 1016.rtf
Costa Rica Has Gone 76 Straight Days Using 100% Renewable Electricity 0916.rtf
Scotland Exceeds Emission Cut Targets – 6 Years Early 0616.rtf
Renewable Energy Surges to Record Levels around the World 0516.rtf
Virtually All New Electric Capacity Added in Q1 2016 Was Renewable – FERC 0516.rtf
Portugal Runs for 4 Days Straight on Renewable Energy Alone 0516.rtf
Global Renewables Grew at Fastest Rate on Record in 2015 - 0416.rtf
Kauai Co-op Integrates over 70% Solar, 90% Renewables 4 Times in January 0216.rtf
Solar and Wind Just Did the Unthinkable 0116.rtf
Costa Rica at 99% Renewable. Are Others on the Same Path? 1215.rtf
Renewable Energy Made Up 1:2 of World's New Power Plants in 2014 - IEA 1115.rtf
Renewable Energy Investment Predicted to Surge 1115.rtf
Renewable Energy Outstrips Coal for 1st Time in UK Electricity Mix 0915.rtf
Renewables Outpace Nuclear in 45% of World Economies by Population 0715.rtf
Record Growth in Renewable Power, But Few Gains in Heat and Transport 0615.rtf
China ‘Deserves More Credit’ for Renewable Energy Effort - IEA 0615.rtf
How Renewable Energy in South Africa Is Quietly Stealing a March on Coal 0615.rtf
Wal-Mart Makes Big Renewable Push with Utilities 0515.rtf
Fossil Fuels Just Lost the Race Against Renewables 0415.rtf
China Can Cut Cord on Coal (Mostly) by 2050 - 0415.rtf
Renewable Energy Surge Revives Europe's Power Trade 0415.rtf
New Renewables Broke Through 100 GW Barrier in 2014 - 0315.rtf
Once Extravagant, Renewable Power Plans Go Cheap 0315.rtf
Developing Countries Begin to Take Lead in Green Energy Growth 1014.rtf
Italy’s Electricity Down 3.4%. 33% Renewable 0114.rtf
US Renewable Energy Use Soared in 2012 0713.rtf
Renewable Energy Will Overtake Natural Gas by 2016 - 0613.rtf
2012 Was a Big Year for American Renewables 1212.rtf
Big Increase in Scottish Renewables Output 0612.rtf
US Renewable Energy Production Surpasses Nuclear 0711.rtf
Renewables Outgrew Fossil Fuels in 2008 0509.rtf