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Solar energy is forecast to erode coal’s share of the electricity market in the next two years.
Utility scale solar generation is set to increase 75 percent in 2024 and 2025, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Coal’s share of electricity will decrease 18 percent, according to the agency’s outlook.
Coal production could fall to levels not seen in more than six decades. In Appalachia, production could fall to 110 million tons in 2025. For perspective, West Virginia alone produced more than 100 million tons as recently as 2019.
The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis called 2023 a pivotal year in the energy transition. Renewables, including wind, solar and hydro, outpaced coal for 257 days last year. That includes an uninterrupted period of 121 days from February to June.
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Overwhelming issues at school districts across the state in the last few years have prompted the West Virginia Department of Education to investigate and intervene in the administration of local education. We learn about an analysis conducted by the Cardinal Institute for West Virginia Policy of 10 school districts and the need for a broader look at the issues facing the state's schools.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAround this time of the year, some area churches get into the business of selling chocolate Easter eggs. These are the kind of eggs that have some weight to them. But one West Virginia church has become known far and wide for its chocolate eggs.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe West Virginia Department of Agriculture earlier this month issued an advisory to poultry owners about the rising number of avian flu cases in surrounding states. So far, it has infected only a small number of poultry farms in West Virginia. But in nearby Pittsburgh, the number of avian flu cases is high.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFrom March 19-21, Marshall University will welcome hundreds of participants as it hosts the 49th Annual Appalachian Studies Association Conference.
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