• Coal Burning Power
    ENERGY,  Fossil Fuels

    The Top 11 Clean Energy Developments of 2020

    2020 will be a year to remember. Fortunately, we don’t only have to remember it for a global pandemic, wildfires, an economic recession, racial justice protests, and locust swarms. Plenty of exciting and positive things happened in the energy space throughout the year. Here we list our top eleven (in no particular order).  1. Coal Is on Its Way Out  US power companies announced the retirement of more than a dozen coal plants in 2020, representing 26 gigawatts of power. And in Europe, coal plant retirements outpaced the commissioning of new generation for the first time. And while other regions may not be as quick to phase out coal as…

  • Sunny windmill
    ENERGY,  Energy Conservation,  Solar,  Wind

    TOP TEN Clean Energy Developments of 2018

    2018 showed that clean energy is becoming more and more the norm. And we’re not just talking about Bradley Cooper standing in front of a field of wind turbines in the hit movie, A Star is Born. In spite of the lack of action from the US federal government, the world is moving forward on clean energy. From India to the Caribbean to businesses and cities in the United States, 2018 was a great year for energy efficiency, electric vehicles, solar and wind energy, and more. Here we list our top ten clean energy developments of the year.  1. Carbon-Free Electricity is All the Rage Xcel Energy committed to supplying…