On One Day in May, 87 Percent of Italy’s Electricity Came From Renewables

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jul 30, 2017 The fact that on especially bright and windy days renewables can perform at this level is a harbinger. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Germany Sets a Record, Producing 35 Percent of Its Electricity With Renewables

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jul 6, 2017 More than a third of Germany's electricity this year has come from wind, solar, biomass and hydro—but the country still has a long way to go when it comes to clean energy. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

California Leads the Way in Solar Power

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Apr 15, 2017 The Golden State now generates so much solar power that sometimes the price of electricity turns negative. The Golden State now generates so much solar power that sometimes the price of electricity turns negative. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Our Digital Devices Are Putting a Strain on the Climate

By Alex Kirby / Climate News Network Aug 19, 2016 Growing reliance on smart technologies is leading to a rapid rise in electricity demand that will push up carbon dioxide emissions. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

China Can Harness the Winds of Change

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network Jul 1, 2016 Strategically siting wind turbines where their energy can most easily be fed into the national grid could help meet over a quarter of China’s massive electricity demand. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Texas Electricity Deregulation

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Today’s Top Wind Energy Stories: Cost Down 60 Percent Since 2009 (Video)

Juan Cole / Truthdig Jan 14, 2016 In the United States, the cost of wind-generated electricity is down 66 percent since 2009, and there are now 50,000 wind turbines, generating enough electricity to power 19 million homes. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

More Droughts May Mean Less Electrical Power

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network Jan 8, 2016 Rising temperatures and reduced rainfall will make the flow of rivers less dependable, affecting supplies to the electricity generators that rely on them. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Thinking Beyond the Age of Fire

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network Jan 4, 2016 Human society without fire is unthinkable. But a new book says we need to think of a world where fire gives way to electricity. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Uruguay Now Gets Nearly 95 Percent of Its Electricity From Renewable Sources

Staff / Truthdig Dec 6, 2015 Less than 10 years after instituting a new energy policy, the country has slashed its carbon footprint without government subsidies or higher consumer costs, reports the country’s head of climate change policy. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Here’s How We Know Cheap Renewable Energy Is Taking the World by Storm (Video)

Juan Cole / Truthdig Oct 11, 2015 The Paris-based International Energy Agency estimates that in just five years, by 2020, slightly over one quarter (26 percent) of all the electricity being generated in the world will come from renewables. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Spain Could Be First Net Carbon Zero G-20 State (Video)

Juan Cole / Truthdig Apr 15, 2015 CleanTechnica reports that Spain got nearly 70 percent of its electricity from plants that did not generate carbon dioxide in March. The two biggest non-carbon energy sources were nuclear and wind. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )