As the Clean Energy Transformation Act drives Washington state toward carbon-free electricity, a new energy landscape is taking shape. Alongside renewable energy sources, a new report finds small modular reactors are poised to play an integral role in the state's emerging clean energy future. The ...
(5) The Initiative required the increased use of renewable energy by the state's leading electric utilities companies. (6) More specifically, the utilities companies must supply at least fifteen percent of their electricity from renewable energy sources. (7) Although the Initiative's primary ...
A 2015 survey of greenhouse gas emissions from the state’s Department of Ecology found that electricity accounted for nearly 20 percent of emissions in the state, just under the roughly 21 percent generated from houses, commercial buildings and industrial uses. Combined, these two sources are stil...
mid 20thcentury as the Grand Coulee and Chief Joseph dams came online, bringing plentiful, cheap electricity to the West. By 2018, 69% of Washington’s power came from hydroelectric sources, with natural gas, nuclear, wind and biomass making up the rest of the state’s clean energy ...
bring clean energy to homes. This funding from the Inflation Reduction Act is a critical step toward the goal of electrifying all homes in the United States with clean energy sources and advances the Biden-Harris administration’s work to reach a carbon pollution-free electricity sector by 2035....
Developed through a power purchase agreement between Masdar and National Electric Power Company,Jordan'sstate electricity provider, the Baynouna Solar Park produces over 560 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of energy annually – enough to power 160,000 homes. The plant also displaces 360,000...
Texas is also a major hub for crypto mining with over 14% of the country’s hash rate due to its cheap electricity and abundance of land. The state is experimenting withdata centers that have flexible power sources, which allow them to switch to renewable energy sources when the regular pow...
In California, the Diablo Canyon Power Plant received approval in December 2023 to extend its operations until at least 2030. The plant is considered to be the largest source ofclean energyin the state, providing around 17% of California’s carbon-free electricity and nearly 9% of the state’...
He asked the taskforce to include strategies that help energy-intensive industries transition away from carbon-based energy sources. And it will include ways that offset the costs to individuals and businesses. Mo More Coal for Electricity:several state agencies will work with key utilities to reduc...
David Friedberg, a venture capitalist and co-host of the “All In” podcast, said onan episode Fridaythat “More electricity means more automation means more AI means more things are being done … in factories, are being done by machines. … The regulatory structure prohibits our ability to ...