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To compensate for potential loss of solar energy flowing to the grid, grid operators will have to be ready to rely on other sources to ensure grid stability, as was done during the 2017 and 2023 eclipse episodes.

While Covid-19 has dominated news headlines and government policy for most of 2020-2021, last year was also a landmark one for renewable energy. With many global economies poised to bounce back, governments are looking more closely than ever at how to make the necessary recovery as green as possible. Solar has a key role to play, with record-low prices and timely innovations bringing confidence to its backers.

With California getting a higher portion of its electricity from solar than any non-island nation, the stakes are high with this summer’s eclipse. Fortunately, Europe has already been down this road.