{"id":90,"date":"2024-08-14T03:52:31","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T03:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/youtubomatic-test\/demoa26f6b3a\/2024\/08\/14\/how-solar-energy-got-so-cheap-and-why-its-not-everywhere-yet\/"},"modified":"2024-08-14T03:52:31","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T03:52:31","slug":"how-solar-energy-got-so-cheap-and-why-its-not-everywhere-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/youtubomatic-test\/demoa26f6b3a\/2024\/08\/14\/how-solar-energy-got-so-cheap-and-why-its-not-everywhere-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"How solar energy got so cheap, and why it&#8217;s not everywhere (yet)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtubomatic-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay\" width=\"580\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sUvaYycoWqI?controls=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>A lot speaks for solar energy. It&#8217;s clean, renewable \u2013 and now even cheaper than energy from fossil fuels like coal or natural gas. Sounds pretty great, right? But it only makes up a tiny bit of global electricity production. Why don&#8217;t we use a lot more of it yet? <\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn&#8217;t need to be this way. Our new channel Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world \u2014 and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. Every Friday we&#8217;ll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess. <\/p>\n<p>#PlanetA #SolarEnergy #RenewableEnergy <\/p>\n<p>READ MORE:<\/p>\n<p>Cost of solar: <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irena.org\/-\/media\/Files\/IRENA\/Agency\/Publication\/2020\/Jun\/IRENA_Power_Generation_Costs_2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.irena.org\/-\/media\/Files\/IRENA\/Agency\/Publication\/2020\/Jun\/IRENA_Power_Generation_Costs_2019.pdf<\/a> <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/ourworldindata.org\/grapher\/solar-pv-prices?tab=chart&#038;stackMode=absolute&#038;time=1977..latest&#038;region=World\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/ourworldindata.org\/grapher\/solar-pv-prices?tab=chart&#038;stackMode=absolute&#038;time=1977..latest&#038;region=World<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Solar and wind in global electricity production: <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/yearbook.enerdata.net\/renewables\/wind-solar-share-electricity-production.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/yearbook.enerdata.net\/renewables\/wind-solar-share-electricity-production.html<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>The duck curve: <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caiso.com\/Documents\/FlexibleResourcesHelpRenewables_FastFacts.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.caiso.com\/Documents\/FlexibleResourcesHelpRenewables_FastFacts.pdf<\/a> <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/eere\/articles\/confronting-duck-curve-how-address-over-generation-solar-energy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/eere\/articles\/confronting-duck-curve-how-address-over-generation-solar-energy<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Growth of solar energy: <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iea.org\/reports\/renewables-2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.iea.org\/reports\/renewables-2020<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u25ba Check out our channel trailer: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/T8EiTHe6eXg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/T8EiTHe6eXg<\/a><br \/>\u25ba Want to see more? Make sure to subscribe to Planet A!<\/p>\n<p>Author: Malte Rohwer-Kahlmann <br \/>Video Editor: Cem Springer <br \/>Supervising Editor: Kiyo D\u00f6rrer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A lot speaks for solar energy. It&#8217;s clean, renewable \u2013 and now even cheaper than energy from fossil fuels like coal or natural gas. Sounds pretty great, right? But it only makes up a tiny bit of global electricity production. Why don&#8217;t we use a lot more of it yet? 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