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CleanTechnicaabout 1 month ago

US Clean Energy Can Now Power ~80 Million Homes!

Key Takeaway

Despite policy headwinds, the growing and competitive solar and battery storage pipeline offers substantial, cost-effective power capacity for developers and large consumers.

AI Summary

  • US clean energy, specifically solar and battery storage, now has the capacity to power approximately 80 million homes.
  • The project pipelines for solar and battery storage are expanding significantly across the US.
  • Despite a reported decrease in government support for solar nationally and in California, solar remains a 'hyper-competitive' electricity option.
  • The competitiveness of solar, even with reduced subsidies, indicates strong market fundamentals for developers and potential cost savings for large power consumers.

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Article Content

The solar power and battery storage project pipelines are growing in the United States. Even if government support for solar has dropped — in the US as a whole as well as in the #1 solar state of California — the clean electricity option is still hyper-competitive due to its ... [continued] The post US Clean Energy Can Now Power ~80 Million Homes! appeared first on CleanTechnica .