Climate, pollution, clean/renewable energy
Stanford U Prof, Civil & Env Eng; Director, Atmos/Energy Program
Cofounder-Solutions Project; Appeared on Letterman
Testified Held v Montana
https://web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/jacobson/
Stanford.io/Jacobson
Mark Z. Jacobson
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How fast are batteries being added to electricity grids and at what cost?
Battery installations and their costs in U.S. states
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Grids with the lowest U.S. wholesale electricity price
www.eia.gov/electricity/...
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California's grid is so stable, gas output has declined by 62% in '26 v '23
Wind now provides ~same output as gas (~14% of demand)
69 days straight & 135/159 (85%) with WWS>100% of demand for 5.1 h/d among all days
WWS has supplied 57% of demand in '26
Batteries up 335%, demand down 0.9% v '23
California has the most stable U.S. grid due to its renewables plus batteries
Wholesale prices
www.eia.gov/electricity/...
TX pays 23% higher ele bills than CA
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More RE-->lower elec prices
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California has the most stable U.S. grid due to its renewables plus batteries
Wholesale prices
www.eia.gov/electricity/...
TX pays 23% higher ele bills than CA
web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/j...
More RE-->lower elec prices
web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/j...
Video
www.youtube.com/shorts/Ypj-P...
Despite CA's high retail prices, which have nothing to do with renewables
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TX pays 23% higher electricity bills than CA due mostly to CA's energy efficiency
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Goodbye polluting fossil-fuel cars.
Same fate as the horse and buggy.
Gasoline cars disappear from China's top 10 retail sales ranking in May
www.msn.com/en-us/autos/...
Solar produces more U.S. electricity (12.8%) than coal (12.2%) for first month ever (May, 2026).
apnews.com/article/trum...
"This flight, for about an hour, will cost us about $8 in energy"
"The electric plane can charge in about 50 minutes"
"the aircraft can travel more than 300 miles on a single charge"
"Plus, as the plane descends, the force of going down actually recharges the battery."
abcnews.com/GMA/Travel/t...
Some summer reading on climate and solutions
Still No Miracles Needed
A Climate of Truth
Rethinking Climate Policy
Tipping Out of Trouble
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CAISO has the lowest US wholesale electricity prices thus the most stable US grid despite its huge growth in WindWaterSolar
In-state WWS has met 56.8% of demand in '26
Gas down 61.2%, solar up 55%,bat up 334% '26 v '23
67th straight & 133/157 days in 2026 w/WWS100% of demand, for avg of 5.03 h/d
x.com
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Even as President Donald Trump boosts coal over clean energy, solar power is hitting new milestones in the U.S. and remains the leading source of new power.
California has the most stable U.S. grid due to its renewables plus batteries
Wholesale prices
www.eia.gov/electricity/...
TX pays 23% higher ele bills than CA
web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/j...
More RE-->lower elec prices
web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/j...
Video
www.youtube.com/shorts/Ypj-P...
