A massive switch from coal, oil, natural gas and nuclear power plants to solar power plants could supply 69% of the US’s electricity and 35% of its total energy by 2050, according to Scientific American.
However, $420 billion in subsidies from 2011 to 2050 would be required to fund the infrastructure and make it cost-competitive, the publication says in “A Solar Grand Plan” presented in its January 2008 issue. Read full article
However, $420 billion in subsidies from 2011 to 2050 would be required to fund the infrastructure and make it cost-competitive, the publication says in “A Solar Grand Plan” presented in its January 2008 issue. Read full article
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