Solar Is About to Win, So Why Are We Still Paying So Much?

On this episode of Demand Utopia: A Solarpunk Podcast from Solarpunk Magazine, host Justine Norton-Kertson looks at the rise of solar power and examines the systems that keep us paying so much for electricity when sunlight is so abundant.

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SOURCES AND LINKS

Solar’s day in the sun is rapidly approaching

https://www.ft.com/content/2d78227e-d74d-43f0-ba92-13543e22b1d3

New Energy Outlook 2026

https://about.bnef.com/insights/clean-energy/new-energy-outlook/#row-6a19c1eed9b5a

CORRECTION: In the episode, it's stated that battery storage deployment could rise from 223 GW in 2025 to 3.8 TW by 2035, but that was said incorrectly. BloombergNEF’s executive summary says storage rises from 223 GW in 2025 to 3.8 TW by 2050, not 2035. Our apologies for the mistake.

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