Google Pledging CO2 Free 24/7 by 2030 | Clean Power Hour Ep.11

Today's solar, wind and battery storage news stories: Google pledging CO2 free 24/7Getting to a Carbon-Free EconomyThe urgent is attainable, and at entirely affordable cost.by Jeffrey Sachs of Columbia UniversityThe incremental costs of decarbonization above our normal energy costs will amount to 1 to 2 percent of U.S. GDP per year during the period to 2050. By contrast, during World War II, federal outlays soared to 43 percent of GDP from the pre-war level of 10 percent of GDP in 1940. Elon Musk Explains Why Tesla Solar Power Is So Cheaphttps://cleantechnica.com/2020/09/12/...​ (JA Solar, REC Solar, Sunrun, Lowering the soft costs of solar) Terabase receives funding to make solar ultra affordable https://www.pv-tech.org/news/terabase...​​Solar installation robots2 GW of floating solarhttps://twitter.com/SolarInMASS/statu...​A PG&E error may have played a role in causing the Aug. 15 rolling blackouts in California. The company mistakenly told a 400MW power plant in Fresno County to scale back when it should have told a different plant to scale” Support the showConnect with Tim  Clean Power Hour  Clean Power Hour on YouTubeTim on TwitterTim on LinkedIn Email [email protected] Review Clean Power Hour on Apple PodcastsThe Clean Power Hour is produced by the Clean Power Consulting Group and created by Tim Montague. Contact us by email:  [email protected] sponsors who share our mission to speed the energy transition are invited to check out https://www.cleanpowerhour.com/support/The Clean Power Hour is brought to you by CPS America, maker of North America’s number one 3-phase string inverter, with over 6GW shipped in the US. With a focus on commercial and utility-scale solar and energy storage, the company partners with customers to provide unparalleled performance and service. The CPS America product lineup includes 3-phase string inverters from 25kW to 275kW, exceptional data communication and controls, and energy storage solutions designed for seamless integration with CPS America systems.  Learn more at www.chintpowersystems.com