The crown jewel of the administration's clean energy plan seems to be the Department of Energy's new Solar Futures study.
The report provides a blueprint for how the U.S. could get 40% of its electricity needs met with solar energy by 2035 without raising electricity prices.
"The study illuminates the fact that solar, our cheapest and fastest-growing source of clean energy, could produce enough electricity to power all of the homes in the U.S. by 2035 and employ as many as 1.5 million people in the process," said Secretary of Energy and renewables champion Jennifer Granholm.
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The authors of the study acknowledge reliability problems associated with a grid dominated by weather-dependent energy sources.
Regardless, what could pursuing this ambitious renewables plan mean? After all, the Energy and Commerce Committee's provisions for the Build Back Better Act showcase the Democrats' commitment to a large renewables buildout.
Two paths diverge toward the horizon into Biden's solar future: a surrender of energy sovereignty through imports of fossil fuel from allies, or energy austerity like we're already seeing in states with flourishing renewables portfolios.
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