Thread by @RenewablesGrid

🧵| What lessons can the 🇺🇸#US learn from the 🇪🇺#EU's 🔆#EnergyTransition?

As states and the Biden administration move towards #electrification, the US needs to rapidly expand its electric⚡️#grid to tap the potential of 🌱#renewables and lower carbon emissions.

2/5 | New York recently became the first US state to require its public power provider to generate all electricity from clean energy by 2030.

This will require more connections between renewables and the 🔌#grid.

More from @aliyaute in @GuardianUS👇
theguardian.com/us-news/2023/m…

3/5 | Plugging in 🚙cars, 🏠homes, and 🏭factories to renewables is a cornerstone of Biden’s plan to cut emissions, which means electricity demand in the US could roughly double by 2050, even as overall energy use goes down.

🔗@PopovichN & @bradplumer👇
nytimes.com/interactive/20…

4/5 | This expansion of renewables requires an expansion of #grids.

According to @nytopinion, a single federal agency should be put in charge of major transmission projects to streamline regulations to accelerate the US 🔆#EnergyTransition👇
nytimes.com/2023/05/04/opi…

5/5 | In the #EU, speeding up permitting of renewables & 🏗️#grid projects is a key part of the #REPowerEU initiative, alongside selecting go-to areas for clean energy away from🦉#biodiversity hot spots.

Maybe the US should follow suit?

🔗@Green_Europe👇
meta.eeb.org/2022/11/15/map…