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Biden's proposed tenfold increase in solar power would remake the US electricity system

  • Written by Joshua D. Rhodes, Research Associate, University of Texas at Austin
imageSolar panels on the roof of the Casa Dominguez low-income housing development in East Rancho Dominguez, Calif.Lawrence K. Ho/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

President Joe Biden has called for major clean energy investments as a way to curb climate change and generate jobs. On Sept. 8, 2021, the White House released a report produced by the U.S....

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