LA TIMES: Los Angeles has what it takes to move from fossil fuels

Contrary to the fresh wave of scepticism about wind and solar power, Los Angeles can in fact power the city’s homes and businesses with 100% clean, renewable energy by 2035 without causing blackouts or breaking the bank.

That assurance is the result of three-year, in-depth analysis by a US department of energy laboratory, and it should erase any doubt that the city and the rest of the country can wean the electricity sector off fossil fuels for the sake of the planet...

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