“This will be like the change from analog to digital, or landlines to cell phones," The energy world is changing at the speed of light. Electricity storage will reshape the grid in many ways, but the most important is its potential to accelerate the already explosive growth of renewable energy. There is an intense debate raging in the energy world about whether this new world of digitally optimized batteries will make it possible for the U.S. to achieve 100% renewable ( emissions-free) electricity. Innovation could produce breakthroughs that would make intermittent wind and solar plants function more like green versions of 24-hour fossil-fuel plants. Meanwhile, more than 20 states have changed laws or regulations to make storage more feasible in the past two years,“It gives you an idea of the magnitude of interest,The Green New Deal suggests it should happen as soon as 2030."
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