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The renewables revolution is wrecking the world’s electricity markets. Here’s what to do
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Clean energy’s dirty secret
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Wind and solar power are disrupting electricity systems
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ALMOST 150 years after photovoltaic cells and wind turbines were invented, they still generate only 7% of the world’s electricity. Yet something remarkable is happening. From being peripheral to the energy system just over a decade ago, they are now growing faster than any other energy source and their falling costs are making them competitive with fossil fuels. BP, an oil firm, expects renewables to account for half of the growth in global energy supply over the next 20 years. It is no longer …Economist.com
