CNN politics | Biden administration says solar energy has the potential to power 40% of US electricity by 2035

Westlands Solar Park in the San Joaquin Valley of California is the largest solar power plant in the United States.

(CNN) – A new report from the US Department of Energy shows that solar energy could play a massive role in transitioning the United States’ power sector to clean energy.

The new DOE Solar Futures Study, released Wednesday, shows that by 2035, solar energy has the potential to power 40% of the nation’s electricity and create up to 1.5 million jobs — without raising electricity costs for consumers.

“The study illuminates the fact that solar, our cheapest and fastest-growing source of clean energy, could produce enough electricity to power all of the homes in the US by 2035 and employ as many as 1.5 million people in the process,” said Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm.  —read more—