This triggered a 20-fold increase in U.S. Lithium battery prices have dropped 93% since 2009, making battery peaking cheaper than natural gas peaking (Fig. The intermittency of solar and wind has been solved using a combination of energy transmission, energy storage, excess generation, and electrification of other economic sectors 5,7,18вЂ“20. and the world have demonstrated that renewables can provide reliable 24/7 power year round 5,6,14вЂ“17.

Solutions to intermittency are mature and cost competitive.Дiverse regions around the U.S.

The global capacity of solar is doubling every 1.9 years, and wind is doubling every 3.7 years, putting renewables on track to meet nearly all electricity demand in 10 years and all primary energy demand (transportation, heating, manufacturing, etc.) in 20 years 6,7,14. Global markets have already responded, and 90% of all new energy capacity built in 2021 was renewable (92% in the U.S.) 8вЂ“13. Renewable price reductions are 20 to 30 years ahead of schedule, making solar and wind the cheapest and cleanest energy sources ever available 5вЂ“7. Solar PV and wind prices have plummeted 91% and 71%, respectively since 2009 and are still dropping (Fig.

Renewables are cheaper than fossil fuels.

It is a moral duty to protect the health and prosperity of our communities by transitioning to clean energy as fast as possible (Fig.

In the U.S., air pollution causes 200,000 premature deaths and $933 billion in economic losses each year, including 2,500 to 8,000 premature deaths in Utah 1вЂ“5. Globally, air pollution from fossil fuels causes 1 in 5 deaths and $10 trillion in economic damage annually 1вЂ“4. Air pollution causes death, illness, and economic damage at enormous scales. Jarvis 8, Benjamin Frandsen 9, Andrew South 7 Abbott 1, Addison Bliss 1, Lauren Barros 2, Tom Moyer 3, Flynn Moore 1, Millie Rapp 4, Sophie Gilbert 5, Jeremy Bekker 1, Logan Mitchell 6, Sophie Hill 1, Irma Wang 7, Donald K. Thank you for taking the time to consider this information, and please reach out if you have questions or find any errors.Д«enjamin W. If we apply these virtues now, clean electrification could solve air pollution and climate change while revitalizing our economy, saving American families thousands of dollars every year, and protecting our local ecosystems. We were asked by local and state lawmakers to prepare this report, but we received no funding to do this research.ДЄmerica is known for its innovation and leadership. 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. Even those of us in the industry can get out of date in a matter of months.

Because the energy scene is changing so rapidly, there is a lot of misunderstanding and misinformation (just YouTube вЂњrenewablesвЂќ and youвЂ™ll see what we mean). Consequently, solar, wind, and batteries now make up more than 90% of all new energy production built each year. Breakthroughs in renewable production and storage have made solar and wind the cheapest and cleanest energy ever available.

The global energy system is undergoing the largest and fastest transformation since the Industrial Revolution.

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