Recognizing Solar, Storage, and Wind as Essential for Meeting US Power Demand.
The US Senate recognizes that accelerating the deployment of solar, wind, and energy storage is crucial to meet the nation's rapidly growing electricity demand. The resolution highlights that these renewable sources are the most cost-effective and fastest options available, which is vital for preventing power shortfalls and avoiding billions in potential costs for ratepayers. It emphasizes that relying on these technologies is cheaper than maintaining aging fossil fuel infrastructure.
Key points
Energy Shortfall Risk: The US faces the highest power demand growth in two decades, risking capacity shortfalls across most regions in the next 10 years.
Cost-Effective Solution: Solar and wind are identified as the cheapest forms of new power generation, offering a way to stabilize or reduce future electricity costs for consumers.
Deployment Priority: The Senate advocates for increasing renewable energy production to ensure grid reliability, noting that fossil fuel alternatives are currently expensive and slow to build.
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