
Grids risk holding back Europe’s energy transition
Europe must revise outdated grid plans to prepare for surging deployment of wind and solar power.
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Elisabeth Cremona is an energy and climate data analyst at Ember, an independent energy think-tank providing data, analysis and policy solutions on accelerating the global electricity transition.

Europe must revise outdated grid plans to prepare for surging deployment of wind and solar power.

A clean, expanded power system can be achieved in Europe by 2035—at no extra cost above stated plans.