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1. So does this mean the U.S. is expecting to burn more fossil fuel for electricity generation?

Wed Jul 17, 2024, 10:30 AM

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Clean energy developers and energy market analysts agree that the U.S. grid isn’t being expanded quickly enough to build ever-cheaper solar, wind, and battery capacity at the pace needed to meet electricity demand.

There are a number of other very low carbon technologies other than solar and wind, but I don't see them expanding much in the next decade to make a significant difference enough to begin to meet the electrical demand forecast growths I've been reading about and to cover plant retirements, e.g. geothermal, hydro, nuclear...

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So does this mean the U.S. is expecting to burn more fossil fuel for electricity generation? progree Jul 2024 #1

oh yes... Think. Again. Jul 2024 #2

I thought we had turned the corner in the U.S. electric power sector on ghg emissions progree Jul 2024 #3

As you mentioned... Think. Again. Jul 2024 #4

Added to #3 above: Total U.S. energy production: 83.9% is fossil fuel, only 2.3% is wind and solar progree Jul 2024 #13

Texas already had the most wind generation and now they have the solar Finishline42 Jul 2024 #5

Fortunately I've never seen anyone on DU say they expect CO2 to go down *worldwide* ... certainly not here on E&E progree Jul 2024 #6

I added another graphic and some numbers to #3 above progree Jul 2024 #7

Questions Caribbeans Jul 2024 #8

All excellent questions! Think. Again. Jul 2024 #9

I added U.S. electrical consumption statistics to post#3 in the above progree Jul 2024 #10

Yes... Think. Again. Jul 2024 #11

The U.S. electric power sector CO2 emissions DEcreased 11.8% from 2019 to 2023 progree Jul 2024 #12