Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 24 to 28.

We live in a world of search engines, video games and e-commerce. (24)__________ product and piece of information is at our fingertips. This is stimulating an explosion of data centers (25) _________the hardware that makes all this possible operates. These centers draw almost unimaginable amounts of power.
The power demand isn’t going to slow any time soon. The advent of cryptocurrency and generative AI is creating an exponential rise in demand for more data centers and more electricity. We’re witnessing a revolution in electric cars, trucks and appliances. Electric companies will have to meet the (26) _______ while moving us toward a carbon-neutral world. We can do this by taking three key steps.
The first step is to accelerate the ongoing revolution in renewable energy. In 2022, 83% of all new energy added globally by utilities was renewable, and renewable energy is expected to (27)_________coal by 2025. (28) _________the accessibility of renewable energy has increased, the better news is that costs continue to decrease. Solar manufacturing costs drop every year and will only get more competitive with fossil fuels.