Forget nuclear: 5B says plunging price of PV means giga-scale solar farms the future for old coal plants, page-10

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    It's not insignificant: solar was 7% of total US generation for those 5 wintry northern hemisphere months of 2024.

    Wind and solar have also produced 1.3 times as much electricity as coal so far in 2024 in the US, with solar alone now producing about half as much as coal.

 
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