US Moving Towards 30% Electricity From Wind & Solar

CleanTechnica
By David WaterworthOct 12, 2021, 8:17 pm915 ptsInteresting
A recent report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) predicts that cheap renewables in the form of wind and solar will push coal and gas out of the energy market space. Already at 9% of US generation, the report predicts that wind and solar will supply almost 30% of US…

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