Renewable energy met all new demand for electricity in 2025, according to a new review of global power generation, halting the growth of fossil fuel-powered generation and highlighting the promise of clean sources like wind and solar.
The authoritative Global Electricity Review released annually by Ember, an international energy research organization, says clean sources — especially solar — are growing fast enough and are cheap enough that they are stopping new fossil fuel-powered electricity generation. Electricity from solar and wind increased while there was no change to the amount of electricity produced from burning fossil fuels.
“We’re really talking about a large-scale change in how the energy system works. And solar is among the most scalable technologies that can deliver fast change,” said Nicolas Fulghum, senior data analyst at Ember.
Cold weather does not freeze and destroy batteries. Millions of Canadian car owners have known that since the 50’s.
It does if the panels are snow covered, stop producing, and the batteries drain flat. I have some very large lead acid batteries to prove it. Unfortunately.
If you think they die because you drain them flat, then what you need is a system preventing you from draining them flat.
What I need is for them to be carefully insulated and heated on the coldest days. Live and learn.