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Ranked: The Cheapest Sources of Electricity in the U.S.
Ranked: The Cheapest Sources of Electricity in the U.S. In 2022, the U.S. electricity sector’s reliance on fossil fuels resulted in a staggering 1,539 million tonnes of CO2 emissions. With the urgent need to decarbonize, however, the question remains: can the...
Tracking U.S. Electrification, by Sector
Tracking U.S. Electrification, by Sector Electrification refers to the process of replacing systems that run on fossil fuels with those powered by electricity. Electrification can take different forms for each economic sector. For example, in transportation,...
Visualizing Clean Energy and Emissions Goals by State
Visualized: Clean Energy and Emissions Goals by State In its Nationally Determined Contribution to the Paris Agreement, the U.S. set a target of reducing its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 50-52% below 2005 levels by 2030, as well as achieving 100% carbon-free...
Visualizing U.S. Electricity Generation Jobs by Technology
Visualizing U.S. Electricity Generation Jobs by Technology In 2021, 857,579 people were employed in the U.S. electricity generation sector. To explore the distribution of this workforce, the above graphic by the National Public Utilities Council breaks down the...
How Utilities View Key Decarbonization Barriers
Last year, we released our Annual Decarbonization Report to assess the state of decarbonization efforts among North American Utilities. Among the litany of data in the report, utilities identified some of the key barriers to accelerating their decarbonization efforts including...
How Droughts Threaten the Future of Hydropower
How Droughts Threaten the Future of Hydropower Hydropower is the largest source of renewable energy in the United States, accounting for 54% of the country’s renewable electricity generation. However, dry conditions and droughts intensified by climate change are...