The Pathway to 90% Clean Electricity Is Mostly Clear. The Last 10%, Not So Much

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By By Dan GearinoSep 22, 2022, 1:00 pm141 pts
A new paper suggests six different approaches for the difficult final steps necessary to get to a 100% carbon-free grid—and each has its pros and cons. By Dan Gearino The United States gets about 40 percent of its electricity from carbon-free sources, including renewables and nuclear, and researchers have a…

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