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Below, % of electricity from renewable energy, US states map
EU Solar Power Generation Overtook Coal for 1st Time in 2024 - 0125.rtf
EU's Wind + Solar also overtook Coal + Gas, also in 2024.
2021-2025 Articles
2021-2025 Articles
China Set to Achieve Its 2035 Goals for Renewable Electricity 5 Years Early 1025.rtf
Nigeria, Africa’s Biggest Oil Producer, Charts a Solar Course 1025.rtf
China Is Beating the US in the Battle for Energy Export Dominance 1025.rtf
Trump’s Hatred for Renewables Means US Is Falling behind the Rest of the World 1025.rtf
India Electricity’s CO2 May Peak by 2030. It Fell in 2024, for 2nd Time in 50 Years. 0925.rtfSolar and Batteries Set Records in Grid-Stabilizing Summer in Texas 0925.rtfAs China Goes, So Goes the Climate 0925.rtf‘China Is the Engine’ Driving Nations Away from Fossil Fuels 0925.rtf - Solar power in SE Asia, Latin America, Africa, elsewhereUS Electric Grid Growing Faster than Anticipated – US EIA 0925.rtfRenewables Made Up 91% (15 GW) of New US Generation, January-May 2025 - 0825.rtfLow-Cost Solar, Wind+ Grew to 74% of New Global kWh, 92% of MW in 2024 -0725.rtfIndia Has Hit 50% Clean-Power Capacity - 5 Years ahead of Target 0725.rtfHow a Data Center Company Uses Stranded Renewable Energy 0625.rtfIndia, a Major Coal Power User, Is Making Large Gains in Clean Energy Adoption 0525.rtfChina’s CO2 Emissions Down, from Clean Energy 0525.rtfChina's Solar and Wind Outweigh Fossil Fuels. Renewables Reign. 0525.rtfClean Energy Powered 40% of Global Electricity in 2024 - 0425.rtfGlobal Renewable Energy Jumped to New High, Powered by China Solar Boom 0325.rtfAustralia - Canberra's Journey to 100% Renewables 0325.rtfRecord Surge of Clean Energy in 2024 Halts China’s CO2 Rise 0125.rtfRenewables % Breaks Record for Australia’s Main Electricity in 4th Quarter 0125.rtfChina’s Installed Renewables Achieved Yet Another Record in 2024 - 0125.rtfEurope’s Record Year for Clean Electricity – Renewables 47%, non-GHG 71% -0125.rtfClick for moreEU Solar Power Generation Overtook Coal for 1st Time in 2024 - 0125.rtfGoogle, Intersect Power Plan Energy Parks - $20 Billion of Renewables, Storage 1224.rtfThe Renewable Energy Revolution Is Unstoppable, Even under Trump 1124.rtfNo Politician Can Halt Wave of Climate Investment, Kerry Says 1124.rtfUS Wind and Solar on Track to Overtake Coal This Year 0824.rtfChina Hits Xi Jinping’s Renewable Power Target 6 Years Early 0824.rtfEIA Expects 62.8 GW to Come Online in 2024 in US, Led by Solar, Energy Storage 0824.rtfChina Adds New Clean Power Equivalent to Entire UK Electricity Output 0824.rtfWind and Solar Energy Overtake Fossil Fuels to Provide 30% of EU Electricity 0724.rtfOver 3,000 Solar + Storage Home Systems in 2024 for Poor Puerto Ricans 0724.rtfChina Building 2:3 of World’s Wind and Solar Projects 0724.rtfWind, Sun and Water Provided 100% of California’s kWh on 25 of Last 32 Days 0424.rtfSolar, Battery Storage Projected to Make Up 81% of New U.S. Capacity in 2024 - 0224.rtfEU Sees Electricity Production Doubling by 2050 to Reach Net Zero 0124.rtfChina’s Solar Boom Fuels Record Growth in Global Renewables 0124.rtfChina’s Remote Deserts Are Hiding an Energy Revolution 1123.rtfIEA Report Has Terrific News for the Climate 1023.rtf‘Staggering’ Green Growth Gives Hope for 1.5°C, Says Global Energy Chief 0923.rtfEU Fossil Fuel Burning for Electricity Fell to Lowest on Record in 2023 - 0823.rtfThe 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.rtfSolar, Wind Energy Keep Texas Power Grids Running in Weeks-Long Heat Wave 0723.rtfChina on Track to Blow Past Xi’s Clean Power Goal 5 Years Early 0623.rtfClean Energy Technologies Costs Drop - Debt Cost Up, Commodity Costs Down 0623.rtfRenewables Softened Blow from Intense Texas Heat Wave 0623.rtfWind + Solar Overtakes Gas for EU’s Electricity 0223.rtfRenewables Supplied 88% of Portugal’s Electricity Use in January 0223.rtfRussia’s War in Ukraine is Accelerating the Shift Away from Oil and Gas - BP 0123.rtfRenewables Projected to Be 1:4 of US Electricity Generation. Really Soon 0123.rtfRenewables Will Overtake Coal by Early 2025, Int'l Energy Agency Says 1222.rtfNew Record Renewable Energy Production in South Australia, More to Come 1222.rtfAlberta Is on Track to Meet its 2030 Renewable Energy Goal Ahead of Schedule 1222.rtfEurope’s Energy Risks Go Beyond Gas 1122.rtfClean Energy Transition Gains Speed, despite Global Tumult 1022.rtfClean Energy Has a Tipping Point. 87 Countries Have Reached It. 1022.rtfCoal Crunch Hastens Indian Metal Makers’ Switch to Green Energy 0822.rtfWind, Solar Provide 67% of New US Electric Generating Capacity in Q1-2 2022 - 0822.rtfChina’s Clean Energy Growth Outlook for 2022 Keeps Getting Bigger 0722.rtfRenewable Energy Provides Relief from Rising Power Prices 0722.rtfRenewable Electricity Growth, per BP 0722.rtfAs Texas Saw Record Electricity Demand, Wind and Solar Delivered 0622.rtfThe New US Record in Renewable Electric Generation 0622.rtfChina’s Renewable Energy Fleet Is Growing Too Fast for Its Grid 0622.rtfThe US’s New Record in Renewables 0622.rtfChina Is on Track to Double Its Solar Panel Installations from Last Year’s Record 0522.rtfHow Australia Is Transforming Grids Away from Coal Power 0522.rtfSupply Chain Delays, Steel Costs Are Stalling Renewable Energy Growth 0522.rtfChina Triples Solar Investments as Clean Energy Push Accelerates 0522.rtfThe World Added a Record Amount of Renewable Energy in 2021 - 0522.rtfCalifornia’s All-Renewable Moment Shows the Future of the Power Grid 0522.rtfSluggish Renewables Growth Threatens Bangladesh’s Clean-Energy Goals 0422.rtf - 774 MW renewables now, only 2% of the overall mixCalifornia Ran on Nearly 100% Clean Energy on April 3, 2022 - 0422.rtfWind and Solar Hit a Record 10% of Global Electricity Generation in 2021 - 0322.rtfChina Could Hit 2030 Renewable Target by 2025 on Local Ambitions 0322.rtfAmazon Led Companies Buying over 30 GigaWatts of Renewable Energy in 2021 - 0322.rtfGermany Brings Forward Goal of 100% Renewable Power to 2035 - 0222.rtfChina Researcher Sees Wind and Solar Easily Beating Xi’s Goal 0222.rtfTexas Leads US in Clean Energy, Almost in Spite of Itself 0222.rtfTechnology Drives a Renewables Power Transition 1221.rtfRising Costs May Erase Years of Renewables Progress 1221.rtfChina’s Push for Rooftop Solar and Rural Wind Boosts Producers 1021.rtfPacificorp’s IRP Includes 6.7 GW Storage, 5.6 GW Solar, Plus Fossil Fuels 0921.rtfClean Energy Interest Soars in NSW as States Resist Rules to Prop Up Coal 0821.rtfRenewables Now Half the Price of Fossil Fuels across Europe 0721.rtfNextEra Adds 1.84 GW Renewables and Storage to over 15 GW Backlog in Q2 - 0721.rtfMost New Wind and Solar Projects Will Be Cheaper than Coal 0621.rtfXcel Procures Wind, Solar and Storage for 1.7 to 3.0 ¢ : kWh in Colorado 0621.rtfGlobal Renewable Energy Industry Grew at Fastest Rate since 1999 Last Year 0521.rtfCalifornia Just Hit 95% Renewable Electricity. Other States Are Following. 0421.rtf100% 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.rtf77–80% of New US Power Capacity Came from Solar & Wind in 2020 - 0221.rtfIn Clean Energy Milestone, US Renewables Pulled Ahead of Coal in 2020 - 0221.rtfChina Blows Past Clean Energy Record with Wind Capacity Jump 0121.rtfWind, Solar to Be 70% of New US Electric MW in 2021. Batteries Gain Momentum. 0121.rtf
2019-2020 Articles
2019-2020 Articles
Trump's Unplanned Gift to Biden - Clean Energy on the Rise 1220.rtfRenewable Power Grows Strongly, Despite the Pandemic 1120.rtfRenewables Cut Australia's Emissions More than Covid, Energy Analysis Finds 1120.rtfAggressive Push to 100% Renewable Energy Could Save Americans Billions 1020.rtfCheaper Renewable Power May Drive Economic Recovery, Lazard Says 1020.rtfWind and Solar Produced 10% of Global Electricity in 1st Half of 2020 0820.rtfEurope’s Coal Heartland Is the Hottest Market for Green Power 0620.rtfRenewable Power Will Soon Come Out on Top 0620.rtfGlobal New Clean Energy Investment Totaled $282 Billion Last Year 0620.rtfIndia’s Tender for ‘Round the Clock” Renewable Power 0620.rtfUK Electricity Was Coal-Free for 1st Month Ever 0620.rtfU.S. Renewables Outstrip Coal for 1st Time Since 19th Century 0520.rtfU.K. Grid Struggles as Renewables Overtake Fossil Fuels 0520.rtfIn a 1st, Renewable Energy Is Poised to Eclipse Coal in U.S. 0520.rtfRenewable Energy Topped Coal in US for 40 Days Straight 0520.rtfRenewables Are the Only Winners in Historic Decline in Energy Demand 0420.rtfIndia’s Virus Lockdown Sees Clean Energy Gain at Coal’s Expense 0420.rtfUK Households to Be Paid for Daytime Green Electricity Use during Lockdown 0420.rtfOil Companies Are Collapsing, but Wind and Solar Energy Keep Growing 0420 2.rtfUtility-Scale Renewables Top Coal in US Electricity Generation for Entire Q1 2020 - 0420.rtfRenewables Make Up over Half of Germany’s Power Mix 0420.rtfRenewables Hit a Transmission Wall in Saturated Upper Midwest Grid 1219.rtfUK Renewables Generated More Power than Fossil Fuels for 1st Quarter Ever 1019.rtfGoogle Just Made the Largest Ever Corporate Purchase of Renewable Energy 0919.rtfIt’s Now Cheaper to Build New Renewables than to Build Natural Gas Plants 0919.rtfGlobal Renewable Energy Has Quadrupled over Past Decade 0919.rtfRenewable Electricity Beat Out Coal in the US for the 1st Time in April 0619.rtfAmerica'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.rtf4 Nations Lead the World with 100% Green Energy 0319.rtfRenewables Generated a Record 65% of Germany’s Electricity Last Week 0319.rtfRenewables Restore Power to 1,000s of Households during Australian Heat Wave 0119.rtfChina's 2018 Renewable Power Capacity Up 12% on Year 0119.rtfRenewables Could Surpass Fossil Fuels in Britain by 2020 - 0119.rtfIndia Plans to Add 500 GW of Renewable Energy Capacity within 10 Years 0119.rtfChina Launches Subsidy-Free Solar, Wind Power after Project Costs Fall 0119.rtf
Cheaper Renewable Power May Drive Economic Recovery, Lazard Says 1020.rtf
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It’s Now Cheaper to Build New Renewables than to Build Natural Gas Plants 0919.rtf
2019 Colorado RFP results
2017-2018 Articles
2017-2018 Articles
2 US Electric Utilities Promise to Go 100% Carbon-Free, Say It’s Cheaper 1218.rtfCosta Rica Went over 300 Days on Renewable Electricity Alone 1218.rtfEven in Indiana, New Renewables Are Cheaper than Existing Coal Plants 1018.rtfSolar, 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.rtfCosta Rica Is Moving toward Carbon Neutrality Faster than Any Other Country 0718.rtfA Year after Paris Pullout, U.S. Companies Are Driving a Renewables Boom 0618.rtfEurope Is Building More Wind and Solar — without Any Subsidies 0518.rtfRenewable Energy Now Employs 10.3 Million People Globally 0518.rtfApple Now Runs on 100% Green Energy; Here’s How It Got There 0418.rtfPortugal Was Powered 100% by Renewable Energy in March 0418.rtfGlobal Energy Giants Forced to Adapt to Rise of Renewables 0318.rtfAs Price Drops, Renewable Energy Surges to 2nd Place in Minnesota 0318.rtfUK Enjoyed ‘Greenest Year for Electricity Ever' in 2017 - 1217.rtfSouth Australia Goes All Out on Renewables, despite Federal Focus on Coal 1017.rtfDespite Trump, American Companies Are Still Investing in Renewable Energy 1017.rtfThis Summer Was UK’s Greenest Ever for Energy, Says National Grid 0917.rtfRenewables to Provide Bulk of Finland's Energy Next Year 0917.rtfGermany Produced Record 35% of Power from Renewables in 1st Half 0717.rtfAs Solar and Wind Prices Fall, Coal’s Future is Fading Fast, BNEF Says 0617.rtfNon-Hydro Renewables Provided a Record 10% of U.S. Power in March 0617.rtfGlobal Energy Use Stumbles for 3rd year - BP 0617.rtfRenewables 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.rtfIndia, Once a Coal Goliath, Is Fast Turning Green 0617.rtfRenewables Grow to 17% of Electricity Mix in Australia 0517.rtfRenewable Energy Powers Jobs for Almost 10 Million People 0517.rtf2:3 of Canada’s Electricity Now Comes from Renewable Energy 0517.rtfThe Cheap Energy Revolution Is Here, and Coal Won’t Cut It 0417.rtfSaudis to Seek Bids for 700-MegaWatt Wind and Solar Projects 0417.rtfWorld Clean Power Is Up, Costs Are Down 0417.rtfMore Renewable Energy for Less - Capacity Grew in 2016 as Costs Fell 0417.rtf
Note: In the USA, on average, levelized costs are much lower, for at least onshore wind and PV solar, than shown above.
2016 and earlier Articles
2016 and earlier Articles
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
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