The U.S. could get nearly half of its electricity from solar power by 2050 if it pursued an ambitious agenda to cut reliance on fossil fuels, the Energy Department said. The country currently gets 3% of its power from solar sources.
The U.S. could get 37% of its electricity from solar power by 2035—and 44% by 2050—if the U.S. pursues an ambitious agenda to cut reliance on fossil fuels, the Energy Department said Wednesday.
, requiring rapid growth if the country aims to eliminate greenhouse-gas emissions from its power sector. The Energy Department report said ramping up solar power to the 44% level would require an increase in spending by the public and private sector of as much as $562 billion between 2020 and 2050.
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