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December 30, 2021
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Renewables became the second-most prevalent U.S. electricity source in 2020
December 29, 2021
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In 2020, renewable energy sources (including wind, hydroelectric, solar, biomass, and geothermal energy) generated a record 834 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity or about 21% of all the electricity generated in the United States. Only natural gas (1,617 billion kWh) produced more electricity than renewables in the United States in 2020. Renewables surpassed both nuclear (790 billion kWh) and coal (774 billion kWh) for the first time on record. This outcome in 2020 was due mostly to significantly less coal use in U.S. electricity generation and steadily increased use of wind and solar.
In 2020, U.S. electricity generation from coal in all sectors declined 20% from 2019, while renewables, including small-scale solar, increased 9%. Wind, currently the most prevalent source of renewable electricity in the United States, grew 14% in 2020 from 2019. Utility-scale solar generation (from projects greater than 1 megawatt) increased 26%, and small-scale solar, such as grid-connected rooftop solar panels, increased 19%.
Coal-fired electricity generation in the United States peaked at 2,016 billion kWh in 2007 and much of that capacity has been replaced by or converted to natural gas-fired generation since then. Coal was the largest source of electricity in the United States until 2016, and 2020 was the first year that more electricity was generated by renewables and by nuclear power than by coal (according to our data series that dates back to 1949). Nuclear electric power declined 2% from 2019 to 2020 because several nuclear power plants retired and other nuclear plants experienced slightly more maintenance-related outages.
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December 29, 2021
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Biden signs $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill into law, hailing bipartisan breakthrough
December 28, 2021
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President Biden signed his $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill into law on Monday, delivering on a major campaign promise that aims to revitalize the nation’s roads, bridges, waterways, and public transit. On Monday night, Mr. Biden then had his first face-to-face meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Xi, through a translator, said he was happy to see his old friend. “China and the United States should respect each other, coexist in peace, and pursue win-win cooperation,” Xi said.
After the video call, which went longer than expected at 3.5 hours, a senior administration official described it as a “substantial back and forth” that was “respectful and straightforward and it was open,” but the White House reported no major breakthroughs during the conversation.
Earlier Monday in a South Lawn ceremony flanked by a bipartisan group of lawmakers, governors, mayors and business and union leaders, Mr. Biden signed the long-awaited infrastructure bill.
“The world has changed, and we have to be ready. My fellow Americans, today I want you to know, we hear you and we see you,” the president said on the White House South Lawn before signing the legislation. “The bill I’m about to sign into law is proof that despite the cynics, Democrats and Republicans can come together and deliver results. We can do this. We can deliver real results for real people.”
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LIRR overtime cheat says sleeping during shifts was part of the job
December 28, 2021
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Sleeping on the job is one of many benefits LIRR workers enjoy, according to a new court filing from a foreman facing prison time for an audacious overtime scam.
Joseph Balestra, 52, pleaded guilty in September in Manhattan Federal Court to conspiracy to commit federal program fraud as part of a years-long scam to file outrageous amounts of overtime for no-show shifts.
In 2018 alone, Balestra, who worked in the LIRR’s engineering department, filed 2,954 hours of overtime on top of roughly 2,000 regular work hours, court filings show. That would mean he worked eight hours of overtime every single day of the year without any time off. The extra hours bumped Balestra’s pay from roughly $100,000 to $348,000 that year.
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December 28, 2021
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December 27, 2021
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December 25, 2021
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