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News Articles: renewable energy

6-Acre Solar Farm Will Soon be Constructed in East Georgia

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  • Energy

Supply chain snags hampering expansion of solar in Georgia, but slowdown expected to be temporary

The slowdown is caused in part by an ongoing federal investigation into alleged tariff evasion by foreign solar cell manufacturers.

July 21, 2022
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne

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  • Environment

Critics push for coal ash cleanup as state panel considers Georgia Power 12% rate hike

State regulators are set to vote next week on Georgia Power’s long-term plan that environmental and clean energy advocates say falls short of renewable energy goals and of responsibly closing coal-fired power plants.

July 15, 2022
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By:
  • Stanley Dunlap
A Generic Photo of Solar Panels (wide-shot)

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  • Energy

Savannah's adding solar panels to 19 public facilities, aiming for 100% renewable energy by 2035

Alderman Nick Palumbo says Savannah is poised to become Georgia's largest municipal provider of solar energy.

July 15, 2022
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
Solar and wind power projects have been booming in California, like the Pine Tree Wind Farm and Solar Power Plant in the Tehachapi Mountains, but that doesn't mean fossil fuels are fading away quickly.

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  • Climate

California just ran on 100% renewable energy, but fossil fuels aren't fading away yet

California broke its record for renewable energy when solar and wind provided enough to meet all consumer demand. At the time, natural gas power plants were still on, a necessity for the grid.

May 13, 2022
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By:
  • Lauren Sommer
a large solar farm as seen from a highway overpass

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  • Environment

Georgians Seeking Rooftop Solar Face Higher Bills As Georgia Power Program Maxes Out

It’s getting more urgent than ever to switch from fossil fuels to renewable energy to minimize the devastation of climate change, according to a landmark report last week. And solar panels are cheaper than ever. But for Georgia Power customers, it’s not quite that simple. Most still need to get some of their electricity from the utility, and a program that made that mix of power sources affordable has just filled up.

August 20, 2021
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By:
  • Emily Jones
Polk County will soon have a third solar farm in operation

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  • Energy

Report Finds 100% Renewable Energy Feasible In Georgia

The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy has mapped out ways for Georgia Power's parent company to switch to renewable energy by 2035.

June 17, 2021
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By:
  • Emily Jones
The Xinyuan Coal Mine operated by Yangquan Coal Industry Group Co. in Jinzhong, Shanxi province, in October.

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  • World

China Wants To Go Carbon-Neutral — And Won't Stop Burning Coal To Get There

This year, China pledged to go carbon-neutral by 2060. It has invested heavily in solar, wind and nuclear energy. Still, coal-fired heavy industry made up 37% of its economic activity last year.

June 15, 2021
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By:
  • Emily Feng
A proposed new law would generate more solar power from Georgia rooftops

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  • Energy

'Solarize' Programs Aim To Make Solar More Affordable For Georgia Residents

By allowing individuals to buy solar equipment in bulk, programs in Atlanta and Savannah aim to help make renewable energy affordable.

June 09, 2021
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By:
  • Emily Jones
The Biden administration is opening the West Coast to offshore wind. Companies have largely focused on the East Coast, such as this wind farm off Block Island, R.I.

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  • Environment

Biden Administration Strikes A Deal To Bring Offshore Wind To California

For years, the Navy has objected to offshore wind farms on the California coast. The Biden administration announced a deal for new projects, crucial to achieving its climate change policy.

May 25, 2021
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By:
  • Lauren Sommer
Workers next to solar panels in an integrated power station in Yancheng, China, in October. An unprecedented amount of renewable power came online in the fourth quarter of 2020, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency. China alone added more than 92 gigawatts of capacity, more than triple the amount it added in the fourth quarter of 2019.

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  • Energy

Renewable Energy Growth Rate Up 45% Worldwide In 2020; IEA Sees 'New Normal'

In 2020, renewable power was "the only energy source for which demand increased ... while consumption of all other fuels declined," the International Energy Agency says.

May 13, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
A lower-carbon natural gas flame burns on a stovetop at a NW Natural testing facility.

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  • Energy

Natural Gas Companies Have Their Own Plans To Go Low-Carbon

The companies face an existential threat as more governments and businesses move to tackle climate change. So a growing number have their own plans to decarbonize, by creating renewable gas.

February 21, 2021
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By:
  • Cassandra Profita
Snow covers the ground in Waco, Texas, on Feb. 17. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has blamed renewable energy sources for the blackouts that have hit the state. In fact, they were caused by a systemwide failure across all energy sources.

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  • Energy

No, The Blackouts In Texas Weren't Caused By Renewables. Here's What Really Happened

Some prominent Republicans have blamed wind and solar power for the blackouts in the storm-stricken state. But the truth is that every source of generation fell short.

February 19, 2021
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By:
  • Camila Domonoske
Left: Luminalt employee Pam Quan installs solar panels on the roof of a home in San Francisco in 2018. Right: An oilfield worker fills his truck with water before heading to a drilling site in the Permian Basin oil field in Andrews, Texas, in 2016.

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  • Business

Oil Jobs Are Big Risk, Big Pay. Green Energy Offers Stability And Passion

Workers in the energy sector face two paths: The oil industry offers big salaries but more volatility, while clean energy pays less but provides more stability and a sense of mission.

October 22, 2020
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By:
  • Camila Domonoske
Julie Bishop raises the Katahdin breed of sheep, which have hair rather than wool.

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  • Science

How To Have Your Solar Farm And Keep Your Regular Farm, Too

Large-scale solar farms are running into opposition from people who want to save farmland. Now solar companies are trying to combine solar and farming.

October 09, 2020
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By:
  • Dan Charles
Albany Green Energy Maintenance Manager Curtis Smith looks out over the pile of chipped-up wood, known as biomass, that the plant will burn to make electricity.

Timber Industry Pushes More Biomass Power

If there’s one thing Georgia has a ton of — actually a billion tons — it’s trees. The state leads the country in acres of private timberland and volume...

August 29, 2019
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By:
  • Emily Jones
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