August 1 NEC Energy News
¶ “Can Markets Stop The Climate Crisis?” • In 2020, the IEA declared that solar power had become the “cheapest electricity in history.” In 2024, renewable energy has still not supplanted fossil fuels. This is the paradox at the heart of Brett Christophers’s new book, The Price Is Wrong: Why Capitalism Won’t Save the Planet (Verso, 2024). [Sierra Club]
¶ “Nuclear Plant Trips Due To Fire, And Battery Storage Steps In To Stabilises The Grid” • What happens when a giant nuclear power station suddenly goes off line? It’s a question that market operators have to ask themselves all the time, and one Australia’s Coalition might want to put should its fanciful nuclear plan every come to pass. [RenewEconomy]
¶ “Wind And Solar Power Overtake Fossil Fuels In EU” • In the EU, wind and solar energy overtook fossil fuels for the first time during the first half of 2024. Analysis from think tank Ember shows that wind and solar generated more electricity than fossil fuels during the first six months of 2024, the first time this has happened in a half year period. [RenewEconomy]
¶ “How This Nebraska Activist Is Making Sure Rural America Gets In On The Renewable Energy Boom” • Nebraska-based activist Jane Kleeb believes rural America is where the nation’s green future will be built. She just wants to make sure that rural Americans are engaged, compensated, and celebrated during this massive infrastructure transition. [Fast Company]
¶ “One Dead In New Colorado Blaze As Containment Expanded On Huge California Fire” • California firefighters battling the largest active wildland blaze in the nation made notable progress on containing it but still have a long way to go before it is put out. The Park Fire in Northern California grew into the fifth largest wildfire in the state’s history. [ABC News]
¶ “Renewables ‘Cheaper And Faster’ Than Methane, Says The Nation’s Largest Utility” • There has been a lot of discussion recently about the growth in power grid demand in the US, after roughly two decades of relatively small growth. The anticipated demand increase is largely driven by electricity-hungry artificial intelligence chips. [pv magazine USA]
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