By David Fessler The fastest-moving area of today’s energy sector can be summed up in one word: renewables.
It’s the area that is responsible for nearly all of the growth in today’s energy supply.
Economics is driving the switch to renewables. Building and operating a solar or wind farm is cheaper than operating an existing coal plant.
And the numbers get better every year.
The costs of solar, wind and battery storage are constantly improving.
And the renewable sector has created hundreds of thousands of high-wage, stable employment opportunities for blue-collar workers. The latest Clean Jobs America report counted almost 3.3 million Americans working in the clean energy …read more