Posted on 09/08/2021 10:37:16 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
New York (AFP) - Solar power could account for nearly half of the United States' electricity supply by the middle of the century, according to a government study released Wednesday.
The report, released by the Department of Energy, said solar could account for much as 40 percent of the power supply by 2035 and 45 percent by 2050, up from its current level of just three percent.
However reaching this level would require the United States to quadruple its annual solar capacity additions, the department said in a statement.
This future also depends on extensive public investments, as well as policy changes to disincentivize carbon-based energy, the department added.
"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 US by 2035," Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm said.
"Achieving this bright future requires a massive and equitable deployment of renewable energy and strong decarbonization polices –- exactly what is laid out in the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and President Biden's Build Back Better agenda."
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Could
Comprise, Compromise, or both?
They will accomplish this by lowering the denominator and the standard of living expectations for Americans.
Solar panels could cover half of US. Landfills expected to quadruple shortly after.
Yep. No AC for you!!!
If we kill half the people, and move the survivors into caves and subsist on nuts and berries, this prediction COULD come true.
> This future also depends on extensive public investments... <
Well, there you go. This scheme will push most of us back to the 18th century. But some well-connected folks will get rich. So I guess it’s all good.
Or could not ...
You could eliminate all other forms of power and move it up to 2030. Most would freeze to death but it would work.
“… according to a government study released Wednesday.….”’
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This “study” is by bureaucrats with the same incompetent mindsets that plagued the Afghanistan withdrawal planning.
That’s how I read it!
half the power, in the daytime, between 11am&2pm, maybe... feh
Great! But how much will it cost us?
And they are still planning on electric cars?
ROFLMYAO
The others would cook to death in the sun.
Shhhh.
What do you think the notavax is about?
Could be 5%.
Do you believe anything the government says? As I say about this government’s assurances, “that and 50 cents will get you on the bus.”
Well if the government says it, it must be true.
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