Small Solar Expansion Could Slash U.S. Power-Sector Carbon by 8.5 Million Metric Tons

Small solar expansion could slash U.S. power-sector carbon by 8.5 million metric tons

A new Science Advances study finds that ramping up solar generation by just 15% in key states would erase the annual carbon output of nearly two million cars.Brian Bienkowski reports for The New Lede.In short:Modeling five years of hourly grid data, researchers found midday solar additions in California, Texas, Florida, and several regional grids deliver outsized emission savings.A 15% increase would achieve 13% of the U.S. Environmental Protect…

Modest solar boost could cut US CO2 by 8.5 million tons

Boosting US solar power by 15% could reduce annual carbon dioxide emissions from the nation’s electricity sector by more than 8.5 million metric tons, the equivalent of removing the emissions of nearly two million gas-powered cars annually, according to a new study. The study, published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances, estimates that increasing solar power in California, Florida, Texas, and the Mid-Atlantic, Midwest and Southwest regio…

15% increase in solar power production could significantly cut U.S. CO2 emissions, study finds

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