Renewable generation surpassed coal and nuclear in the U.S. electric power sector in 2022

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10. I notice the solar curve

reflects only "utility-scale" projects.

As of 2020, 3.7% of homes and 1.6% of commercial buildings have solar installations. This is significant.
https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2022/10/28/nearly-4-of-u-s-homes-have-solar-panels-installed/

I'm sure the number is much larger now. These small installations not only add power to the grid, they take load off the grid at peak demand hours. Distributed power nodes are more robust than heavily centralized large plants. Lay this robustness against economy of scale for large installations.

I'd like to see small-scale solar and geothermal take a bigger bite out of the energy demand. Especially geothermal. Not long ago, NPR featured an interview with an entrepreneur who said his company could convert old coal plants to geothermal within weeks.

I think every parking lot should be covered with panels.