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Getting to 100% carbon-free generation is a goal of the President's Long Term Strategy [1]: > DECARBONIZE ELECTRICITY. Electricity delivers > diverse services

Getting to 100% carbon-free generation is a goal of the President's Long Term Strategy [1]: > DECARBONIZE ELECTRICITY. Electricity delivers > diverse services to all sectors of the American > economy. The transition to a clean electricity > system has been accelerating in recent years— > driven by plummeting costs for solar and wind > technologies, federal and subnational policies, > and consumer demand. Building on this success, > the United States has set a goal of 100% clean > electricity by 2035, a crucial foundation for net-zero > emissions no later than 2050. Other releases have set a goal of 2030 [2]: > 100 percent carbon pollution-free electricity (CFE) by 2030, at least half of which will be locally supplied clean energy to meet 24/7 demand; I don't agree with the rosy outlook of the previous commenter, though. Things are looking up, but I think it would be quite a stretch to hit this goal. [1] https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/US-Long-Term-Strategy.pdf https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/US-Lon... [2] https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/12/08/fact-sheet-president-biden-signs-executive-order-catalyzing-americas-clean-energy-economy-through-federal-sustainability/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases...

ZeroGravitas 4y ago
I think the latter is talking about procurement of energy by the government, not generation. Which obviously helps and is something the government has more control over, but is a slightly different thing. The 100% by 2035 is fairly widely communicated, but there's definately a document that talks about aiming for 95% in 2030 and then focusing on electrification of other sectors as the diminishing returns start to hit. Can't find it at the moment, too many other announcents with very similar google search terms. edit: I can only find sligthly older commitments to 80% clean energy by 2030. Which I guess is close enough, as the targets keep ratcheting as it becomes more obviously a good idea.
- JumpCrisscross 4y ago
  > the latter is talking about procurement of energy by the government, not generation Cute how they don’t link to the order nor mention its number. Here it is [1]. It exempts the GAO and independent agencies as well as anything not “an executive agency as defined in section 105 of title 5, United States Code” (§ 603.b). So no military, which is reasonable. [1] https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/12/08/executive-order-on-catalyzing-clean-energy-industries-and-jobs-through-federal-sustainability/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-action...

ZeroGravitas 4y ago

I think the latter is talking about procurement of energy by the government, not generation. Which obviously helps and is something the government has more control over, but is a slightly different thing. The 100% by 2035 is fairly widely communicated, but there's definately a document that talks about aiming for 95% in 2030 and then focusing on electrification of other sectors as the diminishing returns start to hit. Can't find it at the moment, too many other announcents with very similar google search terms. edit: I can only find sligthly older commitments to 80% clean energy by 2030. Which I guess is close enough, as the targets keep ratcheting as it becomes more obviously a good idea.

JumpCrisscross 4y ago
> the latter is talking about procurement of energy by the government, not generation Cute how they don’t link to the order nor mention its number. Here it is [1]. It exempts the GAO and independent agencies as well as anything not “an executive agency as defined in section 105 of title 5, United States Code” (§ 603.b). So no military, which is reasonable. [1] https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/12/08/executive-order-on-catalyzing-clean-energy-industries-and-jobs-through-federal-sustainability/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-action...