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Is your point that we should stop building any solar or wind? Because if that is not your point, I don't understand what you're trying to say.
by jadell 8y ago
Is your point that we should stop building any solar or wind? Because if that is not your point, I don't understand what you're trying to say.
- acidburnNSA 8y agoThe point of the article is that unreliable energy like wind and solar with 35% and 25% capacity factors is extremely challenging to scale beyond those numbers. Large-scale low-carbon systems that are 24/7 reliable regardless of how windy or sunny it is may be more effective. Lots of people are promoting 50/50 mixes of intermittent/unreliable renewables + nuclear. The author of the article thinks the renewables are problematic and our money would be better spent just going for 24/7 reliable clean energy sources.