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Solar could comprise almost half US power by 2050, govt says
France24 ^ | September 8, 2021

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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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: blackouts; energy; solar; winter
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1 posted on 09/08/2021 10:37:16 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Could


2 posted on 09/08/2021 10:38:12 AM PDT by KC_Lion
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Comprise, Compromise, or both?


3 posted on 09/08/2021 10:38:52 AM PDT by ConservaTexan (February 6, 1911/June 14, 1944)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

They will accomplish this by lowering the denominator and the standard of living expectations for Americans.


4 posted on 09/08/2021 10:39:27 AM PDT by Bryanw92
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Solar panels could cover half of US. Landfills expected to quadruple shortly after.


5 posted on 09/08/2021 10:40:47 AM PDT by robel
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To: Bryanw92

Yep. No AC for you!!!


6 posted on 09/08/2021 10:41:09 AM PDT by Mygirlsmom (Back after a long hiatus. Now mygrandkidsgrandma)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

If we kill half the people, and move the survivors into caves and subsist on nuts and berries, this prediction COULD come true.


7 posted on 09/08/2021 10:41:22 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (China is like the Third Reich. We are Mussolini's Italy. Weaker, a Jr partner good at losing wars.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

> 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.


8 posted on 09/08/2021 10:41:29 AM PDT by Leaning Right (I have alrseady previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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To: KC_Lion

Or could not ...


9 posted on 09/08/2021 10:41:43 AM PDT by bankwalker (groupthink kills ...)
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To: robel

You could eliminate all other forms of power and move it up to 2030. Most would freeze to death but it would work.


10 posted on 09/08/2021 10:42:02 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“… 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.


11 posted on 09/08/2021 10:42:25 AM PDT by House Atreides
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To: ConservaTexan

That’s how I read it!


12 posted on 09/08/2021 10:43:33 AM PDT by corkoman
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

half the power, in the daytime, between 11am&2pm, maybe... feh


13 posted on 09/08/2021 10:43:41 AM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. P144:1)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Great! But how much will it cost us?


14 posted on 09/08/2021 10:44:16 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

And they are still planning on electric cars?
ROFLMYAO


15 posted on 09/08/2021 10:47:43 AM PDT by Little Ray (Civilization runs on a narrow margin. What sustains it is not magic, but hard work. )
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To: DIRTYSECRET

The others would cook to death in the sun.


16 posted on 09/08/2021 10:48:19 AM PDT by cableguymn (We need a redneck in the white house.... But the fact checkers said the story was false!)
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To: ClearCase_guy

Shhhh.
What do you think the notavax is about?


17 posted on 09/08/2021 10:48:26 AM PDT by Little Ray (Civilization runs on a narrow margin. What sustains it is not magic, but hard work. )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Could be 5%.


18 posted on 09/08/2021 10:49:06 AM PDT by alternatives? (The only reason to have an army is to defend your borders,)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

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.”


19 posted on 09/08/2021 10:50:07 AM PDT by Richard Axtell (As if.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Well if the government says it, it must be true.


20 posted on 09/08/2021 10:52:50 AM PDT by Maceman (People who vote Democrat sell their lives (and ours) to the government and their souls to the Devil.)
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