The Path to Achieve 100% Renewable Electric Grid in the US
NREL and DOE offer fresh perspective on technical and economic challenges, call for adaptable approach to decarbonization solutions
June 1, 2021
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Recent studies in the United States, such as the Los Angeles 100% Renewable Energy Study (LA100), have made a case that 100% renewable power grids are feasible. With the Biden administration pledging to cut down the country’s greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by the end of 2030, the country is set to devising ways to build a critical infrastructure to produce and deploy clean technology. Add to that the plummeting wind and solar costs, and the U.S. seems to be poised to deploy significant volumes of renewables. Several U.S. cities, states, and corporations have already set their individual targets for 100% renewable energy.