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Economic costs of switching are always higher than maintenance costs. Solar can totally be good enough to stand on its own while not being good enough to justif
by lukeschlather 11y ago
Economic costs of switching are always higher than maintenance costs. Solar can totally be good enough to stand on its own while not being good enough to justify de-commissioning perfectly good power plants.
- 001sky 11y agobut its not good enough, then thats like saying a stone wheel would be good enough if we didn't have pneumatic/michelin tires anything is good enough when its the only option
- jerf 11y ago"anything is good enough when its the only option" No, it really isn't. If it costs more than it generates, it's not good enough. That's why the power plants were built as they were in the first place; a lot of them date from when a solar installation simply couldn't pay itself back, ever.
- 001sky 11y agocosts and revenues don't happen in a vaccuum, thats what your missing. they are relative prices, and only make sense in the context of a menu of choice (or:none). a stone wheel is brilliant technology, just like the bronze or iron age weapon was way back in history. but today its only useful (or not) in the context of current alternatives.