silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 6 months agoGiant Batteries Are Transforming the Way the U.S. Uses Electricity | They’re delivering solar power after dark in California and helping to stabilize grids in other states. The technology is expandingwww.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up1253arrow-down11
arrow-up1252arrow-down1external-linkGiant Batteries Are Transforming the Way the U.S. Uses Electricity | They’re delivering solar power after dark in California and helping to stabilize grids in other states. The technology is expandingwww.nytimes.comsilence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square24fedilink
minus-squarefpslem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·6 months agoMeanwhile, TVA (powering huge portions of the Eastern U.S.) is doubling down on fossil fuels, and isn’t even putting any meaningful effort into solar. 🤦♂️ https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/17/climate/tennessee-valley-authority-biden-climate.html
minus-squareNewNewAccount@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·6 months agoThe market will dictate what happens long term. Solar will continue to drop in price and most fossil fuel usage will drop as a result.
minus-squareGormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up7·6 months agoEspecially if we start removing subsides from the from the fossil fuel industry
Meanwhile, TVA (powering huge portions of the Eastern U.S.) is doubling down on fossil fuels, and isn’t even putting any meaningful effort into solar. 🤦♂️
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/17/climate/tennessee-valley-authority-biden-climate.html
The market will dictate what happens long term. Solar will continue to drop in price and most fossil fuel usage will drop as a result.
Especially if we start removing subsides from the from the fossil fuel industry