Wind & Solar Have Overtaken Coal in US Energy Production in Major Climate Milestone
HAVANA TIMES – In some more hopeful climate news, environmental groups in the U.S. hailed a “major milestone” as new federal data revealed wind and solar overtook energy production from coal in the first half of the year, and the trend is likely to continue for the rest of 2024. Ben Jealous, head of the Sierra Club, said the news represents a “significant win for clean energy advocates, for ratepayers, and for people and communities across the country that simply want to breathe clean air, drink safe water, and worry less about climate disasters like floods and wildfires.”
In Canada solar is 3 times the cost of natural gas and wind is almost twice as expensive when consider backup power is needed. I agree that have seen many places in the U S where solar panels run office air-conditioning and some the other power demand. I think Cuba would be better off to develop the natural gas field to both produce electricity and a upgraded nitrogen ( fertilizer) production plant and to run manufacturing based off Chinese made steal and other supplies. I agree that all hospitals should have some solar panels when their is space as well as key gov buildings like the Post office and maybe some hotels.