Over a Quarter of the U.S. Nuclear Fleet Is at Risk for Retirement
October 8, 2018Competition from natural gas and renewable energy has forced the retirement of existing nuclear plants in the United States. Out…
California’s 100-Percent Zero-Emission Power Goal
October 1, 2018California lawmakers have set a goal of relying entirely upon zero-emission energy sources for the state’s electricity by 2045. The…
Coal Is Still King in the Global Generating Sector
September 21, 2018Globally, coal still generates more electricity than any other source. In 2017, coal generated 38 percent of the world’s electricity—64…
Large Coal Plants Slated to Close in Ohio and Pennsylvania
September 18, 2018FirstEnergy is planning to close its last coal-fired power plants in Pennsylvania and Ohio over the next several years as…
United Kingdom’s Wind Farms Idled in Summer Heat Wave
September 14, 2018The United Kingdom’s wind farm capacity increased by over 10 percent from last year, but the share of electricity the…
China Generates Most of Its Power from Coal
September 13, 2018Some people falsely surmise that because China’s capacity addition of wind and solar power is the largest in the world…
