US can get 40% of its electricity from solar energy by 2035
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) said that the US can get 40 percent of its electricity from solar energy by 2035 which is a significant jump from the current rate.
In its report, Solar Futures Study the department said that solar will play a role in decarbonising the US' power grid, employing as many as 1.5 million people, without raising electricity prices.
“The study illuminates the fact that solar, our cheapest and fastest-growing source of clean energy, could produce enough electricity to power all of the homes in the U.S. by 2035 and employ as many as 1.5 million people in the process,” said Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm. “Achieving this bright future requires a massive and equitable deployment of renewable energy and strong decarbonization polices—exactly what is laid out in the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda.”
The study has laid out steps to achieve this goals, stating that the US must install an average of 30 GW of solar capacity per year between now and 2025 and 60 GW per year from 2025-2030.
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