Massive Solar Project Collapses
With the Trump Admonition killing the offshore wind business, there are fewer sources for green energy. Solar is the primary one. It provides almost 10% of American electricity. However, as electricity use skyrockets, solar facilities have to grow quickly. And, one of the largest solar projects in the US has collapsed.
According to Heatmap AI, “The Bureau of Land Management has canceled Nevada’s largest solar megaproject, Esmeralda.” The project was so large it would have powered a high percentage of the residential electricity needs for the state. The editors add its output would have been larger than the nation’s biggest nuclear reactor, as it would have churned out 6.2 gigawatts of power
The BLM may take down other similar solar projects
Wind Is Gone
Solar was on its way to providing 15% of America’s electricity. The progress could be stopped, perhaps for years. This means turning to coal and natural gas, both of which are dirty. This is particularly true of coal. But Trump has opened up 13 million acres of land for coal expansion.
What is not in question at all is the spike in the need for more electricity in the US. And, the sources have started to shrink
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