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I don’t think it’s sensible to simultaneously argue that renewables are cheaper and create a lot of jobs. Jobs are the main expense, so it’s one or the other.
by mikeash 8y ago
I don’t think it’s sensible to simultaneously argue that renewables are cheaper and create a lot of jobs. Jobs are the main expense, so it’s one or the other.
- toomuchtodo 8y agoI don't agree. While ongoing maintenance requires little labor for wind and solar, there are at least 400k US workers currently employed installing wind turbines and solar panels (rooftop and utility scale). That work will eventually run out, but it'll be years, if not decades before enough solar, wind, and other electrical infrastructure has been installed and upgraded to replace all fossil generation. It's as big, as if not bigger, than America's World War 2 efforts.