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NREL Study Suggests Cost Gap for Western Renewables Could Narrow by 2025

Wind, solar power could become cost-competitive without federal subsidies in most productive locations

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

A new Energy Department study conducted by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) indicates that by 2025 wind and solar power electricity generation could become cost-competitive without federal subsidies, if new renewable energy development occurs in the most productive locations. The report, “Beyond Renewable Portfolio Standards: An Assessment of Regional Supply and Demand Conditions Affecting the Future of Renewable Energy in the WestPDF,” compares the cost of renewabl...

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