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Very misleading headline and article. Wind and solar are hardly renewable. Most of the time they produce zero energy and are backed by gas turbines.
by sunkenvicar 7y ago
Very misleading headline and article. Wind and solar are hardly renewable. Most of the time they produce zero energy and are backed by gas turbines.
- sunkenvicar 7y agoNot sure which special interest group is sending the hate. This is a fact of life in the utility industry. People want power 24/7 and wind and solar don’t produce power if it’s dark or calm. Pretty useless during nighttime and wintertime. Natural gas powerplants are running when these renewables are not. This whole dog and pony show is much more expensive and carbon intensive than nuclear. Compare the price of nuclear carbon-free power in France with the price of brown coal “renewable” power in Germany. I know which bill I want to pay...
- imtringued 7y agoThey generally produce power when it's needed most. Also the percentage of energy renewables produce on a given day follows a nornmal distribution. There will be a few extremely bad days and a few extremely good days in a year but most of the time they produce exactly how much they should. So why does it matter if they have to use gas as backup power if it is only needed for a few days in the year?
- SmellyGeekBoy 7y ago> Wind and solar are hardly renewable. How so? Of course one day the sun will die, but for now I think they're close enough.