CO2 emissions

The following is a report from the National Center for Energy Analytics written by Jonathan Lesser and Mitchell Rolling. Lesser is a Senior Fellow for Discovery Institute and a Senior Fellow for the National Center for Energy Analytics. Executive Summary Can electric grids that are powered primarily by wind and solar power provide reliable and affordable electricity when coupled with battery storage? Although advocates insist that it is feasible, this study demonstrates that a wind-solar-battery policy to meet electricity demand is physically implausible, cost-prohibitive, and unjustifiable on the basis of goals to reduce CO2 emissions. While the quantity of battery storage has grown rapidly, it remains a miniscule share of total U.S. electricity consumption. At the beginning of 2026, total Read More ›