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Report: Solar could power 40% of US electricity by 2035
Associated Press ^ | September 8, 2021 | Matthew Daly

Posted on 09/08/2021 11:44:09 AM PDT by Olog-hai

Solar energy has the potential to supply up to 40% of the nation’s electricity within 15 years — a 10-fold increase over current solar output, but one that would require massive changes in U.S. policy and billions of dollars in federal investment to modernize the nation’s electric grid, a new federal report says.

The report by the Energy Department’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy says the United States would need to quadruple its annual solar capacity — and continue to increase it year by year — as it shifts to a renewable-dominant grid in order to address the existential threat posed by climate change.

The report released Wednesday is not intended as a policy statement or administration goal, officials said. Instead, it is “designed to guide and inspire the next decade of solar innovation by helping us answer questions like: How fast does solar need to increase capacity and to what level?″ said Becca Jones-Albertus, director of the Energy Department’s solar energy technologies office.

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said in a statement that the study “illuminates the fact that solar, our cheapest and fastest-growing source of clean energy, could produce enough electricity to power all of the homes in the U.S. by 2035 and employ as many as 1.5 million people in the process.”

The report comes as President Joe Biden declared climate change has become “everybody’s crisis” during a visit to neighborhoods flooded by the remnants of Hurricane Ida. …

(Excerpt) Read more at apnews.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Weather
KEYWORDS: 100percentby2020; 2035; apepee; associatedpravda; climatechange; climatechangehoax; fakenews; globalwarming; globalwarminghoax; greennewdeal; matthewdaly; newyork; photovoltaic; solar; xiden
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1 posted on 09/08/2021 11:44:09 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

True, if 90% of the population dies, and no one has A/C or heating.


2 posted on 09/08/2021 11:45:13 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: Olog-hai
Nope. Not even close.

I have solar on my home. And it makes 70% of the power I consume. But that doesn't include my gas appliances nor my car (I don't have an EV). And I live in Alabama where I get plenty of sunshine.

Is it good for me? Yep. Is it something that can be done everywhere with good results. Nope.

3 posted on 09/08/2021 11:45:46 AM PDT by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: Olog-hai

And pigs could fly by 2026!


4 posted on 09/08/2021 11:45:56 AM PDT by eastsider
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To: Olog-hai

Get your generator now and prepare for brown-outs.


5 posted on 09/08/2021 11:46:09 AM PDT by ProudDeplorable (Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty. ~ Ronald Reagan)
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To: All

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SURE, and the Chevy Volt was going to revolutionize America.

Sure, Gotcha. And that Galveston Hurricane 121 years ago was caused by what?

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6 posted on 09/08/2021 11:47:55 AM PDT by AnthonySoprano (‘’)
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To: ProudDeplorable
"Get your generator now and prepare for brown-outs."

That be raciss'.

7 posted on 09/08/2021 11:48:48 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: Olog-hai

“. . . one that would require massive changes in U.S. policy and billions of dollars in federal investment . . .”

As long as it is only federal investment and will not cost taxpayers or ratepayers anything - what’s not to like?


8 posted on 09/08/2021 11:48:54 AM PDT by jeffersondem
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To: Olog-hai

Made to order government garbage. But having heaved up this load, they can now refer to it in the future as if it’s a real thing.


9 posted on 09/08/2021 11:48:56 AM PDT by hinckley buzzard (resist the narrative.)
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To: Olog-hai

That represents half the homes having no power at all, basically.


10 posted on 09/08/2021 11:49:16 AM PDT by Jonty30 (My superpower is setting people up for failure, without meaning to. )
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To: EEGator
True, if 90% of the population dies

Hey, how did you get a copy of the classified portion of the study?

;-)
11 posted on 09/08/2021 11:49:20 AM PDT by cgbg (A kleptocracy--if they can keep it. Think of it as the Cantillon Effect in action.)
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To: AnthonySoprano
Sure, Gotcha. And that Galveston Hurricane 121 years ago was caused by what?

Cow farts!
12 posted on 09/08/2021 11:49:27 AM PDT by 100%FEDUP (I'm seeing RED!)
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To: Olog-hai
40%?

That would be the hours between 8:00am and 5:00pm?

-PJ

13 posted on 09/08/2021 11:49:45 AM PDT by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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To: cgbg

I’m a member of Bohemian Grove.

All hail Moloch!...


14 posted on 09/08/2021 11:51:34 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: Olog-hai

The lies just never stop with these people.


15 posted on 09/08/2021 11:52:56 AM PDT by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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To: Tell It Right
You are correct. My new house has solar included, and we are in Phoenix, which is even sunnier than Alabama. To the solar's credit, I do generate more electricity than I consume in air conditioning during peak usage hours, but I am including a snapshot below of the net. The part below the line is when I am making more than I am using. It isn't close. And solar is zilch at night, so we will need something better than current battery technology for night time.


16 posted on 09/08/2021 11:54:54 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics.)
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To: Olog-hai

That’s nice. So when the sun isn’t up, what’s providing the power.


17 posted on 09/08/2021 11:56:10 AM PDT by PJBankard (Heaven has strict immigration policies. Hell has open borders.)
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To: Olog-hai
Uh....NO!

Not given projected demand curves....(electric cars?)

18 posted on 09/08/2021 11:58:06 AM PDT by G Larry (Those destroying the Constitution must demonize those who would defend it.)
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To: Olog-hai

When we get to 100% solar/wind, we’ll starve because there won’t be any ground left to plant in. It will all be covered by panels and turbines.


19 posted on 09/08/2021 11:58:40 AM PDT by Pollard (#*&% Communism)
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To: Olog-hai

could ... or could not ...


20 posted on 09/08/2021 11:59:11 AM PDT by bankwalker (groupthink kills ...)
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