Aggressive Push to 100% Renewable Energy Could Save Americans Billions

An aggressive push towards 100% renewable energy would save Americans as much as $321bn in energy costs, while also slashing planet-heating emissions, according to a new report.

Joe Biden, the Democratic presidential nominee, has vowed to eliminate greenhouse gases from the US power grid within 15 years and essentially zero out emissions by 2050, a plan assailed by Donald Trump as costly and detrimental to the American economy.

But a new analysis by Rewiring America, an energy policy organization, finds that households would benefit financially from a complete switch to clean energy sources such as solar and wind. More than 40% of energy emissions are determined by appliances in and around the home, according to the report, such as heating, electricity, refrigeration and car use.

Should all of these related factors be fully electrified and sourced from clean energy, households could save as much as $321bn in energy costs, the report finds, or up to $2,500 a household a year. Households would be faced with the upfront costs of installing solar panels and electric devices such as stovetops and heat pumps, but Rewiring America says strong government assistance for renewables would help deliver long-term savings.

Source: The Guardian

Anket çalışmasıelektrik enerjisi üretimienerji maliyetini düşürmekenerji politika kuruluşuenerji sektörü piyasası haberlerigüneş enerjisi sektörü piyasası haberleriiklim krizi ile mücadeleküresel ısınmayı engellemekNew York TimesRewiring AmericaSiena Collegetemiz ve yenilenebilir enerji haberleriYenilenebilir enerji kullanımıyenilenebilir enerjiye geçiş
Yorumlar (0)
Yorum Ekle