Three Ways Solar Energy Programs Are Helping Achieve President Obama's Climate Goals - World Of Renewables - Home Of The World Renewable Energy Association (WoREA)

This is an excerpt from EERE Network News, a weekly electronic newsletter.

September 09, 2015

Since President Obama took office in 2009, U.S. solar energy capacity has grown more than 20-fold. And solar stands to grow even more, with renewable energy capacity in the United States slated to reach as much as 28% of total U.S. generating capacity by 2030.

The Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan, announced earlier this year, is an ambitious plan to cut carbon pollution from the energy sector. The plan sets long-term market signals, driving innovation and investments toward a clean …read more