Plan to Cut Solar Costs by 60% Unveiled by U.S. Energy Agency
- Energy Department goal needed for carbon-free grid by 2035
- Agency announces $128 million in funding for solar research
This article is for subscribers only.
The Biden administration announced Thursday an effort to slash the cost of solar energy by 60% within the next decade, a feat officials said was essential to achieving the president’s goal of 100% clean energy by 2035.
The solar goal, being implemented by the Energy Department, calls for reducing utility-scale solar energy’s current cost of 4.6 cents per kilowatt-hour to 3 cents by 2025 and 2 cents by 2030.