To prevent electricity shortages, save nuclear and coal plants

By Mark Perry

Given the appeal of emission-free sources of energy, it’s popular these days to talk about producing much more of our nation’s electricity from solar power. But so far, solar is generating more enthusiasm than electricity.

Solar generation in the United States has almost doubled over the past three years, but it still contributes less than 3% of the nation’s electricity, according to the Energy Information Administration. By contrast, natural gas supplies nearly 40%, and coal and nuclear power each account for about 20%. With the reconciliation legislation that would earmark $3.5 trillion for infrastructure improvements, President Joe Biden is counting on greatly increasing solar production; his idealistic goal is for solar to generate 40% of the nation’s electricity by 2035.

 
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Πηγή: aei.org