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My home State leading the Race! Great News!

https://www.earthday.org/california-breaks-record-by-achieving-100-renewable-energy-for-the-first-time/

"To set our sights on a fully carbon-free future, however, there is still work to be done to ensure that clean power is available at all times; when the sun is not shining and the wind is not blowing, California must still rely on fossil fuels to meet its energy demands.

Large-scale battery projects are essential to providing clean energy around the clock, allowing solar power generated during the day to be stored and used after sunset. The state has invested in massive efforts to scale up the grid’s storage capacity in recognition of this need, and battery storage in California has already increased 20-fold since 2019.

These efforts have been aided by a 97% decrease in the production cost of batteries over the last 30 years, a trend that continues to accelerate year after year. The US is also home to one of the largest deposits of lithium (an essential mineral for battery production), of which only 1% is currently being used; sustainably extracting this resource will be necessary to achieve the speed and scale needed for the US to meet its climate goals."