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Power Options: Comparing Costs of Rooftop Solar to Traditional Electricity

  • electric grid
  • Energy
  • renewable energy
Between 30 to 60 percent of U.S. public and private (K-12) schools could save money by installing solar PV at a price of $2-2.5/W. Photo by Matt Montagne/Flickr.
  • electric grid
  • Energy
  • renewable energy

Behind the Meter Solar PV

Virginia Carbon Dioxide Reduction Opportunities for Power Sector Compliance Under The Clean Air Act

  • Energy
  • climate change
  • U.S. policy
  • regulation
  • renewable energy
  • Energy
  • climate change
  • U.S. policy
  • regulation
  • renewable energy

RELEASE: New Analysis Shows Virginia Can Meet EPA Emissions Targets

  • Energy
  • fossil fuels
  • GHG emissions
  • U.S. policy
  • renewable energy
  • Energy
  • fossil fuels
  • GHG emissions
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  • renewable energy

4 Ways Virginia Can Meet EPA’s Proposed Power Plant Standards

  • Energy
  • U.S. policy
  • renewable energy
Our analysis finds that Virginia can meet almost 80 percent of EPA’s emission rate target for the state between 2020 and 2030 with its planned coal retirements, as well as using available infrastructure. Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons
  • Energy
  • U.S. policy
  • renewable energy

5 Ways Missouri Can Meet EPA’s Proposed Power Plant Standards

  • Energy
  • U.S. policy
  • pollution
  • power plants
  • renewable energy
EPA’s Clean Power Plan offers broad flexibility in how states can comply with their standards. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons
  • Energy
  • U.S. policy
  • pollution
  • power plants
  • renewable energy

Weighing Options: How Do You Compare the Costs of Renewable Energy to Traditional Electricity?

  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • Energy
  • renewable energy
How would a supermarket looking to supply their electricity directly from on-site solar energy compare this option with traditional power? Photo by Bart Speelman/FLICKR
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • Energy
  • renewable energy

Infographic: U.S. Businesses Need More Renewable Energy from the Grid

  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • Energy
  • renewable energy
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • Energy
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How the US Can Save Billions by Reducing Electricity Use

  • Energy
  • GHG emissions
  • energy efficiency
  • Lower Emissions, Brighter Economy
  • renewable energy
Homes and commercial buildings account for 74 percent of electricity demand in the United States, making them a critical part of any plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Photo Credit: Justin Brown, Flickr
  • Energy
  • GHG emissions
  • energy efficiency
  • Lower Emissions, Brighter Economy
  • renewable energy

How the US Can Produce Cleaner Energy While Capturing Economic Benefits

  • Energy
  • Climate
  • GHG emissions
  • U.S. policy
  • Lower Emissions, Brighter Economy
  • renewable energy
New solar photovoltaic projects are also being chosen over new coal and gas generation in a few areas of the country because of lower costs or larger net benefits. Photo credit: Dana Smillie, World Bank
  • Energy
  • Climate
  • GHG emissions
  • U.S. policy
  • Lower Emissions, Brighter Economy
  • renewable energy

From Transactions to Transformation: More Companies Commit to Renewable Energy

  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • Energy
  • renewable energy
19 US-based companies are declaring their commitment to buying renewable energy. Facebook Headquarters. Photo Credit: Jakob Steinschaden/Flickr
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • Energy
  • renewable energy

Al Gore: A New Kind of Tipping Point for Climate Action

  • Energy
  • Business
  • climate change
  • international climate policy
  • renewable energy
WRI President and CEO Dr. Andrew Steer with former Vice President Al Gore. The World Resources Institute hosts a reception and dinner, followed by a conversation with former Vice-President Al Gore at the Swedish Embassy (The House of Sweden) in Washington, DC on Wednesday, October 8, 2014.  Photo credit: James R. Brantley
  • Energy
  • Business
  • climate change
  • international climate policy
  • renewable energy

Tackling U.S. Corporations’ 3 Challenges to Buying Renewable Energy

  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • Business
  • renewable energy
Sixty percent of the largest U.S. companies have set climate and energy goals to increase their use of renewable energy. Photo credit: Thomas Rousing, Flickr
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • Business
  • renewable energy

RELEASE: Major US Companies: Unmet Renewable Energy Demand Requires Market Shift

  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • Energy
  • renewable energy
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • Energy
  • renewable energy

Sea Level Rise Cuts Across Political Divide in Norfolk, Virginia

  • climate change
  • climate impacts
  • sea level rise
  • U.S. policy
Communities in the Hampton Roads region--such as Norfolk, Va., shown here--are at the front lines of sea level rise. Photo credit: Bud, Flickr
  • climate change
  • climate impacts
  • sea level rise
  • U.S. policy