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US‘s wind and solar will generate more power than coal in 2024 (arstechnica.com)
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[–] evenglow 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

But the US energy demand saw an increase of nearly 3 percent, which is roughly double the amount of additional solar generation. Should electric use continue to grow at a similar pace, renewable production will have to continue to grow dramatically for a few years before it can simply cover the added demand.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Which, in the end will make a "no renewables"-stance untenable, since renewables are the only way of growing the energy sector fast enough.