Clean Energy

Learn about the transition to clean energy through FracTracker articles, maps, and imagery.

Clean Energy

There are many benefits to transitioning away from a carbon-based energy model to one based on clean energy such as renewable energy: solar, wind, geothermal, and hydro power, as well as electric vehicles when the electricity that supplies them is renewably generated. 

And did you know that renewable energy is now the cheapest source of energy generation? Learn more about the movement toward renewable energy generation from the maps and articles below.

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Explore FracTracker’s guide to resisting fossil fuels, protecting the climate, and accelerating the transition to renewable energy.

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What is the future of clean energy? View our online gallery of images related to renewable energy generation.

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It takes a lot of infrastructure to meet the energy demands from industries, transportation, residents, and businesses – and the vast majority of these facilities are powered by fossil fuels. What can we learn about the state of our national energy ecosystem from visualizing this infrastructure? And with increasing urgency to decarbonize within the next one to three decades, how close are we to completely reengineering the way we make energy? Explore FracTracker’s most comprehensive national map below to learn more about energy development in your state. Read more

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