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Renewables: The Unstoppable Economics of Our Clean Energy Future
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What makes the renewable transition even more compelling is that we're finally accounting for the true costs of our fossil fuel dependence. The health impacts alone are staggering. In 2024, renewables helped the U.S. avoid an estimated $21.5 billion in health damages from air pollution, on top of $24 billion in direct fossil fuel cost savings.
Meanwhile, fossil fuels still receive subsidies at a nine-to-one advantage over renewables in many markets, artificially propping up an increasingly uneconomical energy source. Remove those distortions, and the renewable advantage becomes even more pronounced.
Sources: RENEWABLE POWER GENERATION COSTS IN 2024
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