DOE sees potential for huge growth in solar power

The Energy Department (DOE) is citing preliminary analysis showing that non-emitting solar power could provide 40 percent of the country’s electricity -- up from the current 3 percent -- amid a push to decarbonize the utility industry by 2035, with officials also touting the solar sector’s growth potential as an economic boon. A DOE memo , released Aug. 17, says the projections come from a forthcoming analysis by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) of the steps needed to “reach...