U.S. electricity generators may be committing their customers and investors to as much as $1 trillion in future investment and fuel costs through 2030 as they rush to build new gas-fired power plants. However, advances in renewable energy and distributed energy resources (DERs) can offer lower rates and emissions-free energy while delivering all the grid reliability services that new power plants can, according to a new report from the independent nonprofit Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI).
Amid U.S.’ ‘Rush To Gas,’ Renewable Energy Still Wins: Report
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