Tag: IEEFA
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Meeting demand growth and greening the grid can go hand in hand
By Dennis Wamsted and Seth Feaster | Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) Rising electricity demand does not preclude a cleaner grid, and we should look no further than Texas for proof. In the past 10 years, electricity generation in Texas has risen 104.6 million MWh, climbing from 391.9 million MWh in 2013……
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U.S. energy transition to speed forward through 2025
Over the next two years, the United States will experience a remarkable acceleration in the energy transition in the electricity sector, according to new figures released the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Utility-scale solar generation is set to grow by 75% in just two years, pushed by the anticipated addition of 79 GW of new……
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Utility resource plans reveal impacts of IRA incentives in Midwest
The following report was submitted by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was enacted just three months ago, but its transformative impact on the transition to renewable energy is already coming into focus. Four recent announcements by utilities in the Midwest reveal just how much the IRA……
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IEEFA: Outdated Bureau of Land Management policies hinder solar development
The largest property owner in the U.S.—the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)—has acreage set aside for utility-scale solar development on only 0.03% of the roughly 100 million acres it manages across the sun-rich Southwest, finds a report published by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis. The report notesRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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IEEFA: Record-low solar PPAs are another nail in carbon-capture’s coffin
In a loud signal on where markets are moving, the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission last week approved two record low power purchase agreements (PPA) to buy power from projects proposed to serve southern New Mexico and west Texas customers. One project will add 100 megawatts of solar for $15Read More — Solar Builder magazine