As Renewable Energy Grows, So Does Spare Capacity in Electricity Generation

Diego Mendez-Carbajo

On the Economy from Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Abstract: The expansion of weather-dependent renewable energy sources like solar and wind may help explain the growing excess capacity in U.S. electricity production.

Keywords: solar; wind; electricity; renewable energy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020-10-27
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