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Originally Posted by paredown
The assumption of the talk last night--and as Ralph mentions, the production side numbers are there-- is that there will be a switch to solar field electric generation.
The speaker was very clear--even at the current historically low natural gas price points, solar generated power is cheaper, and there are no plans to build more fossil fuel power plants in the US.
I'm still reading more to flesh out what he spoke about...
On the 'cost to drive' side--using 2016 numbers, Plugless has this cool national map--state by state, whether or not it pays to drive electric--if you are buying power from the current grid. Conclusion:
https://www.pluglesspower.com/learn/...gas-50-states/ |
Not exactly..
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EIA’s long-term projections show that most of the electricity generating capacity additions installed in the United States through 2050 will be natural gas combined-cycle and solar photovoltaic (PV)
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AND natural gas electricity generation will be with us for a long time to come.