Full Title: Clean Electrification of the U.S. Economy: A Crash Course on the Renewable Revolution
Author(s): Benjamin W. Abbott, Addison Bliss, Lauren Barros, Tom Moyer, Flynn Moore, Millie Rapp, Sophie Gilbert, Jeremy Bekker, Logan Mitchell, Sophie Hill, Irma Wang, Donald K. Jarvis, Benjamin Frandsen, Andrew South
Publisher(s): Brigham Young University, Environmental Science & Sustainability
Publication Date: December 31, 2021
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Description (excerpt):
The global energy system is undergoing the largest and fastest transformation since the Industrial Revolution. Breakthroughs in renewable production and storage have made solar and wind the cheapest and cleanest energy ever available. Consequently, solar, wind, and batteries now make up more than 90% of all new energy production built each year. Because the energy scene is changing so rapidly, there is a lot of misunderstanding and misinformation. Even those of us in the industry can get out of date in a matter of months. As a group of researchers, students, and community members, we prepared this overview of the renewable revolution based on more than 300 peer-reviewed studies, technical reports, and public articles. We were asked by local and state lawmakers to prepare this report, but we received no funding to do this research.