U.S. Solar Needs A New Model – Lumio Answers From Silicon Slopes
Solar energy’s success depends on its business model as much as its photovoltaic cells. Despite the challenges of 2020 and the global pandemic, U.S. solar installations achieved record levels and the Energy Information Administration expects 2021 to far exceed these levels, with solar accounting for 39% of all new electricity generation capacity in 2021, surpassing […]
Biden’s 80% By 2030 Clean Electricity Standard Would Unlock $1.5 Trillion Across The U.S.
President Biden has a rare opportunity to act on climate with maximum political capital from the 2020 election, bipartisan support for a clean energy recovery from the COVID-induced economic crisis, and the imperative of meeting his announced goal of halving the United States’ greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. The upside of acting now is massive […]
Offshore Wind Plans Will Drive Up Electricity Prices And Require ‘Massive Industrialization Of The Oceans’
The regatta for setting the loftiest targets for offshore wind energy development has set sail. Today, South Korea announced plans for 8.2 gigawatts of offshore wind. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently called for 40 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity to be built in UK waters by 2030.