Can the U.S. have a 100% renewable energy economy by 2050? This short presentation by ILSR's Director of Democratic Energy John Farrell summarizes Stanford professor Mark Jacobson's landmark study of the possibility, annotated by David Roberts at Vox. The answer? It is possible, but only with an unprecedented coordination of local, state, and federal government to lay the groundwork.

1. FA C T O R FA N TA S Y ?
100% RENEWABLE ENERGY BY 2050
John Farrell
Director of Democratic Energy, Institute for Local Self-Reliance
August 27, 2015
An illustration of a Vox article by David Roberts
http://bit.ly/100pctRE

2. I T ’ S P O S S I B L E
• Jacobson state by state studies
Source: Mark Jacobson via David Roberts

3. I T ’ S P O S S I B L E *
• Jacobson state by state studies
Source: Mark Jacobson via David Roberts
* L I K E LY
U N D E R E S T I M AT E S
D I S T R I B U T E D
G E N E R AT I O N

4. F O R E V E RY S TAT E
Source: Mark Jacobson via David Roberts

5. W I T H A F E W C H A N G E S I N D I R E C T I O N
Credit: mark notari via Flickr

6. • Electrify everything
• transportation, heating/cooling, and industry
1 . E L E C T R I F Y E V E RY T H I N G
Credit: Ken Bosma via Flickr

7. 2 . R E D U C E U S E
39.3%
Compared to business-as-usual

8. X X X
X
X X
3 . W I N D - WAT E R - S O L A R O N LY
2020
2025
2030
015
2050
after
for new
power
plants

9. 2015 2020
IN JUST
5 YEARS…
Heating,
drying,
and
cooking
in
the
residential
and
commercial
sectors
Credit: Mark Jacobson,
via David Roberts
ELECTRIFICATION TIMELINE TO REACH 100% RENEWABLE BY 2050

10. 2015 20252020
IN JUST
10 YEARS…
All
new
ships
and
ports
All
new
trains
and
buses
Heating,
drying,
and
cooking
in
the
residential
and
commercial
sectors
All
new
heavy
duty
trucks
Credit: Mark Jacobson,
via David Roberts
ELECTRIFICATION TIMELINE TO REACH 100% RENEWABLE BY 2050

11. All
new
light-­‐duty
vehicles
2015 203020252020
IN JUST
15 YEARS…
All
new
ships
and
ports
All
new
trains
and
buses
Heating,
drying,
and
cooking
in
the
residential
and
commercial
sectors
All
new
heavy
duty
trucks
Credit: Mark Jacobson,
via David Roberts
All
new
small
marine
vessels
ELECTRIFICATION TIMELINE TO REACH 100% RENEWABLE BY 2050

12. All
new
light-­‐duty
vehicles
2015 203020252020
IN JUST
20 YEARS…
All
new
ships
and
ports
All
new
trains
and
buses
All
new
small,
short-­‐
range
planes
2035
Heating,
drying,
and
cooking
in
the
residential
and
commercial
sectors
All
new
heavy
duty
trucks
Credit: Mark Jacobson,
via David Roberts
All
new
small
marine
vessels
ELECTRIFICATION TIMELINE TO REACH 100% RENEWABLE BY 2050

13. All
new
light-­‐duty
vehicles
2015 203020252020
IN JUST
25 YEARS…
All
new
ships
and
ports
All
new
trains
and
buses
All
new
small,
short-­‐
range
planes
2035 2040
Heating,
drying,
and
cooking
in
the
residential
and
commercial
sectors
All
new
heavy
duty
trucks
All
new
long-­‐haul
aircraft
Credit: Mark Jacobson,
via David Roberts
All
new
small
marine
vessels
ELECTRIFICATION TIMELINE TO REACH 100% RENEWABLE BY 2050

14. The recommendations —
indeed, all 28 — would require
coordinated action from
Congress, federal agencies,
state legislatures, and local
officials. Together, they
represent an unprecedented
level of government activism,
a skein of incentives, mandates,
standards, and laws unmatched
in U.S. history.
A B I G L I F T

15. 1 0 0 % W O R T H I T
Saves average person
$260 per year
Adds 2 million, 40-year
construction and
operations jobs
Saves $600 billion in
health-related costs
100%
Renewable
Credit: Anssi Koskinen via Flickr