Even so, as power demand soared in Texas last year to nearly 10 percent more than the previous year, the Institute’s report found coal generation went down over 4 percent in 2022. “ ...

The provincial government made the decision to shut down coal generation plants and buy renewable electricity and a bit more natural gas to supplement its hydro and nuclear plants. It’s been ...

Wind and solar power have taken off over the past two decades, faster than experts ever expected. But it hasn’t yet been enough to halt the rise of coal- and gas-burning generation. That’s ...

In Nevada, natural gas became the top source of electricity generation in 2005 ... coal was the top electricity fuel in 10 states, down from 32 states in 2001. Natural gas largely took over ...

At the same time, nuclear power generation is forecast to reach record ... The changing electricity mix will drive down emissions from the power sector — currently the world’s largest source ...

BEIJING, March 17 (Reuters) - Thermal power generation in China, fuelled mainly by coal, fell at the beginning of the year, down in both January and February, official data showed, one of only a ...

and it hurts the economic case for shutting down fossil fuel power plants. That said, generation from carbon-free power sources grew significantly in the first half of 2024. Utility-scale solar ...

Wind was still down 2.8% year-over-year in Q1 2024, but it was up 2.9% year-over-year in the month of March. Electrical generation by all renewables – solar, wind, hydropower, biomass ...

The top-up to supply can come down ... wire. Extra connections are especially helpful for cutting greenhouse-gas emissions. Grids with lots of solar or wind power see big fluctuations in ...

Not surprisingly, solar power generation across North America ... Solar isn’t the only type of renewable energy generation that goes down during an eclipse. Since it’s not as sunny ...

Canada could retaliate against President-elect Donald Trump’s threatened tariffs by shutting down energy flows ... Canada imports US electricity when hydropower generation is low, such as ...