A short reading from ‘Project Drawdown’ that discusses climate solutions for the Electricity Sector. It lists different solutions by the electricity sector towards addressing the climate crisis such as:

-Enhance efficiency by introducing new technologies and practices that reduce electricity demand

– Shift production towards renewables and reduce dependency on fossil fuels

– Enhancing grid flexibility and energy storage

This reading includes specific solutions from each sub-sector within the electricity sector. These solutions are based on adaptation scenarios, financial models, and are integrated with other solutions. They also include discussions related to each sub-sector.

Climate solutions for the electricity sector included in the reading are:

1. Biomass Power
2. Building Automation Systems
3. Building Retrofitting
4. Concentrated Solar Power
5. Distributed Energy Storage
6. Distributed Solar Photovoltaics
7. District Heating
8. Dynamic Glass
9. Geothermal Power
10. Green And Cool Roofs
11. Grid Flexibility
12. High Efficiency Heat Pumps
13. High Performance Glass
14. Insulation
15. Landfill Methane Capture
16. LED Lighting
17. LOW-FLOW Fixtures
18. Methane Digesters
19. Micro Wind Turbines
20. Micro Grids
21. Net Zero Buildings
22. Nuclear Power
23. Ocean Power
24. Offshore Wind Turbines
25. Onshore Wind Turbines
26. Small Hydropower
27. Smart Thermostats
28. Solar Hot Water
29. Utility- Scale Energy Storage
30. Utility- Scale Solar Photovoltaics
31. Waste to Energy
32. Waste Distribution Efficiency

Students will learn about climate solutions from the electricity sector and sub-sectors.