Mississippi

The road to electrifying heating and transportation in the United States is being mapped out by Electric Power Research Institute and The Brattle Group. Their forecasts show that different paths may yield a range of environmental, business and health benefits. Electrification could also stoke the fire of utility profits, which has dimmed in recent years.

Renewables, storage and energy efficiency may get a stronger foothold in Mississippi after utility regulators last week took an unprecedented move to create a formal long-term energy planning process for the electric companies they regulate.

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Vastly higher clean energy targets are essential to empower the international community to make the leap to a sustainable future, according to Richard Heinberg, coauthor of “Our Renewable Future: Laying the Path for One Hundred Percent Clean Energy.” In this interview, he delves into the practical challenges involved in the global transition to renewable power sources.

Energy Efficiency:

Source: ACEEE

Buildings:
Score 1.50 / 8

Utilities:
Score 1.50 / 20

Transportation:
Score 2.00 / 10

Source: DSIRE

Energy Efficiency Programs:
39 Incentives and Policies

Solar Power:

Source: DSIRE

Renewable Energy Programs:
14 Incentives and Policies

Solar Energy Programs:
6 Incentives and Policies

Source: YPCCC

82%

of people in Mississippi support funding research into renewable energy sources in 2018.

(-2 of the national average)
(est. 1,603,458 of 1,949,683 adults)

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