NREL says US renewables up to 90% by 2050 would cost less than current generation mix

Even 100% renewables could be reached with existing technology, the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory says in a newly published study.From pv magazine USA Increasing renewable generation up to 90% by 2050 in the contiguous United States would yield lower system costs than maintaining the current generation mix, according to a new research paper published in Joule. Those lower system costs do not count public health, environmental, or climate benefits from the increased use of renewables, say the study's eight co-authors. Seven of the authors are with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory ...

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