A people-powered energy revolution—an era in which people can produce their own electricity—is possible, and could happen soon, according to a new report released Monday by the environmental group Friends of the Earth Europe (FOEE). The report, The Potential of Energy Citizens in the European Union, finds that over half the residents of the EU could be generating their own renewable electricity by 2050. That’s 264 million “energy citizens” meeting 45 percent of the region’s…
50% of EU residents could be generating their own renewable energy by 2050
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