October 22, 2025
recently published an updated study which builds on prior research to show switching to 100% renewable energy — what Jacobson describes as wind, water and solar — would virtually eliminate the electrical grid blackouts that have plagued many areas of the country in recent years, particularly in California and Texas. “Technically and economically, we have 95 percent of the technologies we need to transition everything today,” Jacobson tells the Washington Post.
October 22, 2025
research papers that describe how the transition to renewable energy can provide reliable electricity at lower cost while creating new jobs.
October 22, 2025
Virtually all of those technologies are mature and robust today. We don’t need to invent a lot of new technology, we just need to deploy existing tech.
October 22, 2025
But community solar has the potential to do far more. Further innovation, creativity, and holistic planning can allow states and local governments to leverage community solar to meet their ambitious climate action targets more strategically and equitably.
