Burton: Renewables Have Been at Cost Parity for Five-Plus Years
Tom Burton & Silas (Sales) Braga · The ‘third inning’ of the energy transition [partner content] · Dec 4, 2024 · at 14:09
Tom Burton of Mintz discusses the economics of clean energy generation and deployment.
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“Renewables have been at cost parity for actually a little while, like that five years or so, maybe more even at this point.”
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