Dan McCarthy

1 week ago | canarymedia.com | Dan McCarthy |Dan Mccarthy

Sunnier, windier days helped propel clean sources past gas and coal in March. It’s a milestone for the U.S. energy transition. See more from Canary Media’s ​“Chart of the week” column. For the first time, fossil fuels accounted for less than half of U.S. electricity production across an entire month as clean power generation surged in March.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Dan McCarthy |Dan Mccarthy

See more from Canary Media’s "Chart of the week” column. For the first time, fossil fuels accounted for less than half of U.S. electricity production across an entire month as clean power generation surged in March. Last month, fossil gas and coal made up just over 49% of power generation, while solar, wind, hydropower, biofuels and other renewables, and nuclear met 51% of demand, new data from think tank Ember shows.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Dan McCarthy |Dan Mccarthy

See more from Canary Media’s "Chart of the week” column. Congressional Republicans are taking aim at the Inflation Reduction Act as they seek to slash federal spending. If they choose to repeal the law’s clean-energy tax credits entirely, it could cause energy bills around the country to rise significantly over the next five years, according to a new report by the Rhodium Group, an independent research organization.

3 weeks ago | canarymedia.com | Dan McCarthy |Dan Mccarthy

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3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Dan McCarthy |Dan Mccarthy

See more from Canary Media’s "Chart of the week” column. Two opposing forces are tugging at the global energy transition: the inexorable rise of clean energy and the insatiable demand for electricity. Last year, over 700 gigawatts of clean energy capacity were installed worldwide, per a March International Energy Agency report. That’s more than double the amount built in 2022.