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U.S. solar will pass wind in 2025 and leave coal in the dust soon after (pv-magazine-usa.com)
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Based on current deployment rates, it is likely that solar will surpass wind as the third-largest source of electricity. And solar may soon topple coal in the number two spot.

Looking ahead, through July 2028, FERC expects no new coal capacity to come online based on its “high probability additions” forecast. Meanwhile 63 coal plants are expected to be retired, subtracting 25 GW from the 198 GW total, and landing at about 173 GW of coal capacity by 2028. Meanwhile, FERC forecasts 92.6 GW of “high probability additions” solar will come online through July 2028.

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[–] LordCrom@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Bad phrasing. There are power walls for home use and FPL is still available.

My point is that Florida could use solar as 1 prong on the challenge to provide clean, green energy but FPL must deliver profit to it's shareholders and will fight that effort

[–] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au -3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

As soon as solar panels and batteries are involved it’s not “clean, green energy” though. I have no idea how people ate that lie.

Solar panels don’t grow on trees. They’re not made from renewable sources. They require mass amounts of mining and coal/gas created energy to make, and they last 10-20 years max. They’re not recyclable either because it costs more to recycle them than it does to make a new one.

Batteries are even worse.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They require mass amounts of mining and coal/gas created energy to make

only because we choose to use coal and gas. This circular argument is old.

[–] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au -1 points 1 day ago

No, because we have no alternative. Mining equipment and machines can’t run on wind and solar.

[–] Jason2357@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Widely distributed solar + nuclear produces a generation curve that matches demand better than any other combination, minimizing battery or dirty on-demand generation needs.

[–] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

💯

Nuclear + solar is the only way to truly make it work. Unfortunately the “nuclear bad” message that’s spread by the “renewables” people are going to put us trillions of dollars and decades behind in getting there.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

There are many orders in NA for SMR reactors. A fraction of China, but they are happening.

[–] Natanael 1 points 2 days ago

Still less than the competitors