The Biden administration said that solar power could provide 40 per cent of the US’s electricity within 15 years — up from just 3 per cent — in a study that bolsters the case for new clean-energy policies set to be debated in spending bills before Congress.
The scenario would be required as part of an aggressive push to cut carbon emissions from an electric grid that at present relies heavily on natural gas and coal.
The study, released on Wednesday by the US Department of Energy, found that solar power supply could be swiftly expanded without increasing electricity prices while creating as many as 1.5m jobs.
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