If each U.S. federal state made full use of their renewable resources, could they produce enough electricity to meet their needs? A new study comes to an interesting conclusion.
It's a calculation of theoretical nature, but all the same it shows the potential of renewable energies: ten years ago, the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) published the second edition of the Energy Self-Reliant States (ESRS), a first national overview of the state potential for renewable electricity in the U.S. According to the data, only 32 of 50 states were able to supply themselves with 100% renewable energy at that time. Many of these states had set a target of only 25% renewable electricity during this period.
Since then, the renewable ...