Wind and solar power could meet four-fifths of US electricity demand, study finds

   Solar and wind power generation can meet the demands of electricity in the United States of America; 80% of electricity can be met by the solar and wind power generation. The scientists at the University of California, the California Institute of Technology, and the Carnegie Institution for Science conducted the research and analyzed 36 years of U.S. weather data. The data from 1980 to 2015 had helped the scientists understand the geophysical barriers to the supply of electricity by solar and wind. The expansion of transmission and/or storage capabilities would need investments; new transmission lines could cost hundreds of billions of dollars, and storing that much electricity with today's cheapest batteries would cost more than a trillion dollars. Geographically, the U.S. can't power well with hydropower generators of pumping water uphill and flowing down for energy because the East has a lot of water but not a lot of elevation, but it is opposite for the West. Many believed solar and wind power generation would only supply for 20-to-30% of electricity, but the switch from fossil fuels could lower carbon dioxide emissions from the fossil fuel electricity production.
     Personally, I feel we should make the switch to solar and wind energy because it could pay out for us in the long run with money and electricity. With the costs being so high to implement the solar and wind generation, the production should honestly become taxed or a national program because it may cost much now, but it would save us more of money in the future. Us in the United States should try to make change and suppress our carbon emissions into the atmosphere, and solar and wind electricity generation could help us decrease the amount of fossil fuels we use for electricity.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180227111639.htm

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  1. AnonymousMarch 12, 2018 at 7:21 AM

    I like this article because it explains the research of the universities. It is interesting and reassuring to hear that solar and wind power could meet 80% of the United States energy needs. I agree with you that the US should try to switch over to more efficient and clean energy.

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  2. AnonymousMarch 12, 2018 at 9:38 AM

    The article does a great job at explaining how the alternative energies could meet the demands of the United States citizens. However, before we transition to the new forms of energy, the prices to switch must be affordable. It doesn't matter if the alternative forms of energy are better for the environment if the prices are way too high for demand and companies/consumers are unwilling to switch. Perhaps we need to place better restrictions on capping the alternative energies?

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