Wow, I just learned we're in the "renewable energy" era.

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14. Europe's main advantage

If you look at the European grid they have a lot of inter-connected transmission lines which allows them to take advantage of renewables when they are there.

This year England went over 67 days without using coal for electricity generation.

Over the period of the coal-free run, renewable energy sources made up the biggest share of the mix, generating nearly 36 per cent of power, while gas provided around 33 per cent, and nuclear 21 per cent.

As recently as 2015, on many days of the year, coal contributed more than 50 per cent of the power used by the grid, and it still made up 25 per cent of the total power mix in 2016, according to records kept by Drax Electric Insights.

The first coal-free day was recorded in 2017, and until this month’s record, the previous longest period without coal was in May 2019 when coal power contributed nothing to the grid for two weeks.


https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/coal-free-power-uk-record-time-2020-how-long-renewable-energy-a9570891.html

Renewable energy is a process. Every year more comes on line. Every time a windmill or solar panel is brought online, it reduces the need to burn fossil fuel for 20-30 years.

The key in the US will be HVDC transmission lines and battery storage.