The national trade association of the U.S.'s soaring solar industry - Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) - has backed findings published in the inaugural Quadrennial Energy Review that calls for significant change to the country's aging energy infrastructure. The report, commissioned by the Obama administration to assess the U.S.'s energy needs, highlights how a changing energy landscape that includes greater levels of solar and wind power, an increase in severe weather events and a heightened risk of cyber attacks demands the U.S. electric grid be upgraded to deal with these new realities. SEIA VP for communications Ken Johnson said: "We agree with the findings of the Quadrennial Energy Review that a top priority should be placed on modernizing America's electric grid to better accommodate renewable energy sources and the growth of distributed generation, such as rooftop solar. "Today's grid is ancient, aging ungracefully and facing enormous challenges in the future - from meeting America's day-to-day electricity needs to national security threats." The report outlines how the U.S. electric grid now stands at a "strategic inflection point", stressing that although there are ...Den vollständigen Artikel lesen ...