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Improved Electrical Grids Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Preventing electricity losses makes power generation more efficient. Those efficiencies translate into lower emissions.

October 10, 2019 - Inside Science

China Solar

Growth of Green Energy Slowing in China

Fears of a US trade war and a slowing economy have translated into fewer subsidies for solar and wind energy in China.

October 4, 2019 - Yale Environment 360

Finding a Home for California's Renewable Energy Transmission Lines

A new report from an interdisciplinary group of officials and advocates outlines where new energy transmission lines are needed in California, where they should be sited, and how best the state can transition to a renewable energy future.

August 16, 2009 - San Francisco Chronicle

Feds Seek More Control Over Grid Transmission Lines

New legislation is expected to seek greater federal control over the siting of electrical transmission lines, a move lawmakers hope will ease the creation of a "smart" electricity grid.

February 26, 2009 - Grist

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