We have also been adding an enormous amount of battery storage to the grid. Cheap (but large and heavy) sodium batteries don’t work well for cars but they’re great for stacking up next to solar farms.
Meanwhile Republicants whine about how it can’t be done. Fucking losers. The sad fact is that the US is diverse and a place like California is essentially a modern country but we also have petrostates like Alaska and Louisiana that fall apart without oil.
Even the Saudis know oil isn’t forever and are trying to diversify their economy. But the hellhole that is Louisiana is so corrupt it’s worse than a kingdom.
California was 67% powered by alternative sources in 2024:
22.8% Solar
13.8% Wind
12.5% Hydroelectric
11.1% Nuclear
5.0% Geothermal
1.9% Biomass
Source: California Department of Energy
We have also been adding an enormous amount of battery storage to the grid. Cheap (but large and heavy) sodium batteries don’t work well for cars but they’re great for stacking up next to solar farms.
Meanwhile Republicants whine about how it can’t be done. Fucking losers. The sad fact is that the US is diverse and a place like California is essentially a modern country but we also have petrostates like Alaska and Louisiana that fall apart without oil.
Even the Saudis know oil isn’t forever and are trying to diversify their economy. But the hellhole that is Louisiana is so corrupt it’s worse than a kingdom.
…texas is trailing at 41% low-carbon but wind and solar are gangbuster growth industries here…
22% wind
12% solar
7% nuclear
48% natural gas
11% coal
…i work in the sustainability industry and the dogmatic backlash i’ve seen against electrification is absurd…