Researchers know how we can cost-effectively get to 90% carbon-free electricity. But that last 10% gets expensive—and there are several ways we could achieve it.
As air conditioning sales in Africa soar, many of the units imported there are old and inefficient, driving up electricity consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.
Demand for home air conditioning in the United States is expected to increase 59 percent over the next 30 years, increasing emissions, straining power grids, and financially burdening millions of middle- and low-income American families.
A West Virginia-based coal plant operator, once hailed by federal officials as a model for the future, has announced that it’s filing for bankruptcy due to weak demand for electricity.
