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As I have been repeating for years now, falling battery prices will make solar plus batteries competitive even with coal (usually the cheapest power source) in the near term.
http://www.climatechangenews.com/2018/07/03/bnef-battery-backed-solar-power-undercut-coal-china-2028/
Note the "by 2028," which means no later than but possibly / probably earlier than. That predicted date is NLT 2027 in the U.S.
https://about.bnef.com/new-energy-outlook/
These reports suggest that > 70% of electrical energy production in the U.S. and China will be alternative based by 2050, more than the 50% I have been predicting by that date.
For the skeptics, the good news is that you will be pleasantly surprised to discover you were wrong!
http://www.climatechangenews.com/2018/07/03/bnef-battery-backed-solar-power-undercut-coal-china-2028/
Note the "by 2028," which means no later than but possibly / probably earlier than. That predicted date is NLT 2027 in the U.S.
https://about.bnef.com/new-energy-outlook/
These reports suggest that > 70% of electrical energy production in the U.S. and China will be alternative based by 2050, more than the 50% I have been predicting by that date.
For the skeptics, the good news is that you will be pleasantly surprised to discover you were wrong!
