Sorry Trump, you can't stop it.

Despite attempts by the Trump administration to stymie green energy projects, wind and solar are surging across the US. New data shows that renewables accounted for 98% of the country's new electricity capacity in the first quarter of 2025.

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ElwoodBlues · M

Because, along with every other benefit, renewables are CHEAPER!!!

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https://decarbonization.visualcapitalist.com/americas-cheapest-sources-of-electricity-in-2024/

Need another source?

https://about.bnef.com/insights/finance/cost-of-new-renewables-temporarily-rises-as-inflation-starts-to-bite/

Electric utilities are businesses with stockholders to answer to! And that's why, when planning new power plants, they look for the lower long-term cost sources! And that's why

https://epsa.org/markets-help-promote-affordable-reliable-power-sources-as-renewable-energy-overtakes-coal-as-second-largest-source-of-american-electricity/

Hopelandia · M

@ElwoodBlues The only thing I will caution though is that even though renewables are cheaper, that's not what's important. PROFIT is key. Renewables will never fully replace fossil fuels until the PROFIT is greater.