{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/613e574e4a3f860012a4e22d/6a19c3757296106df5309b1d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Solar Is About to Win, So Why Are We Still Paying So Much?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/613e574e4a3f860012a4e22d/1780073181257-54245e9a-7605-492e-b58f-5c01c05e8fa4.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>On this episode of Demand Utopia: A Solarpunk Podcast from <em>Solarpunk Magazine</em>, 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.</p><p><strong>Website:</strong> <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbklMNGZqdWpBdlc5c3R2OTVReElLOEVaR3dTZ3xBQ3Jtc0tsOGRhXzRna1lNQ3NpbG5icWRDUFFBcWtHanFCVG5fTW5CVjByV1U5Y0dWd1RLZi13dWFUeWtXSlpPUkttNTAwU0ltT1dYeXJkVXFQVEozQTd2X0xCeWRXcjFacVVQWExaRDJmZDZDUUJNTHJnaVdscw&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fsolarpunkmagazine.com%2F&amp;v=eOuwfnPIS90\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://solarpunkmagazine.com</a></p><p><strong>Patreon:</strong> <a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/solarpunkmag\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.patreon.com/solarpunkmag</a></p><p><strong>Our Social Media</strong></p><p>Bluesky: <a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/solarpunklitmag.bsky.social\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://bsky.app/profile/solarpunklitmag.bsky.social</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/solarpunklitmag\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.instagram.com/solarpunklitmag</a></p><p>TikTok: <a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@solarpunklitmag\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.tiktok.com/@solarpunklitmag</a></p><p>Facebook: <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/solarpunklitmag\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.facebook.com/solarpunklitmag</a></p><p><strong>SOURCES AND LINKS</strong></p><p>Solar’s day in the sun is rapidly approaching</p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/2d78227e-d74d-43f0-ba92-13543e22b1d3\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.ft.com/content/2d78227e-d74d-43f0-ba92-13543e22b1d3</a></p><p>New Energy Outlook 2026</p><p><a href=\"https://about.bnef.com/insights/clean-energy/new-energy-outlook/#row-6a19c1eed9b5a\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://about.bnef.com/insights/clean-energy/new-energy-outlook/#row-6a19c1eed9b5a</a></p><p>CORRECTION: In the episode, it's stated that battery storage deployment could rise from <strong>223 GW in 2025 to 3.8 TW by 2035</strong>, but that was said incorrectly. BloombergNEF’s executive summary says storage rises from <strong>223 GW in 2025 to 3.8 TW by 2050</strong>, not 2035. Our apologies for the mistake.</p>","author_name":"Justine Norton-Kertson"}