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Ambitious Biden -- Aiming for nearly half the nation's energy to come from solar by 2050

From 4% to 45%: Biden Offers Ambitious Blueprint for Solar Energy

• https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/09/08/biden-solar-climate-change/

• https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/08/business/energy-environment/biden-solar-energy-climate-change.html

DOE Solar Futures Study Provides Blueprint for Zero-Carbon Grid

Sept 8, 2021

• https://www.energy.gov/articles/doe-releases-solar-futures-study-providing-blueprint-zero-carbon-grid

New Report Shows Solar Energy Rapidly Expands, Generating More Electricity in 2035 than All Homes Consume Today and Creating Economic Opportunities Across America

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today released the Solar Futures Study detailing the significant role solar will play in decarbonizing the nation’s power grid. The study shows that by 2035, solar energy has the potential to power 40% of the nation’s electricity, drive deep decarbonization of the grid, and employ as much as 1.5 million people—without raising electricity prices. The study’s findings call for massive and equitable deployment of clean energy sources, underscoring the Biden Administration’s efforts to tackle the climate crisis and rapidly increase access to renewable power throughout the country...

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