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A new Policy Brief from The Heartland Institute offers a comprehensive evaluation of seven primary electricity generation sources: biomass, coal, hydropower, natural gas, nuclear, solar, and wind, and ...

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AI data center construction could set electrical demand soaring in Pennsylvania. Division over renewables stalls solutions.