Study: wind and solar can power most of the United States | John Abraham
by John Abraham from on (#3K4J6)
Wind, solar, and storage could meet 90-100% of America's electricity needs
In order to combat climate change, we need to rapidly move from fossil fuel energy to clean, renewable energy. The two energy sources I am most interested in are wind and solar power; however, there are other sources that have great potential.
Some people doubt how much wind and solar can supply to a country's electricity grid. This is a particularly challenging question to answer in part because both solar power and wind power fluctuate in both space and time. We all know solar panels work well during the day, when the sun shines - they don't work so well at night. And wind turbines only send electrons when the wind is blowing.