Comment on This Federal Report Keeps Underestimating America’s Renewable Future. Here’s Why That’s A Problem.

This Federal Report Keeps Underestimating America’s Renewable Future. Here’s Why That’s A Problem.

The federal Energy Information Administration expects utility-scale solar to drop off after 2016. CREDIT: AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan Every year, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) releases a report on the future of energy in America. And every year, renewable energy advocates say the report is a bust. The Annual Energy Outlook routinely overestimates the cost of wind and solar energy and underestimates the future price of fossil fuel costs, experts say, which can lead to less renewable energy development — which means greater focus on developing conventional energy sources, such as natural gas.

 

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