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Yes I agree, and it should be counted everywhere.

• strainer 7y ago
  Its actually very complicated matter to count [1]. But if you look into winds "carbon footprint" you should find it is widely regarded as having one of the lowest overall emissions, about 1-2% of natural gas generations footprint. [1] https://www.climatexchange.org.uk/media/1461/main_report_-_life_cycle_costs_and_carbon_emissions_of_offshore_wind_power.pdf https://www.climatexchange.org.uk/media/1461/main_report_-_l...
• mrpopo 7y ago
  What you are talking about is called "Life cycle inventory analysis" of and is of course counted in the carbon footprint of a given technology, yes. Manufacturing energy costs are especially important for solar, which requires important amounts of energy for silicon purification and "monocrystallinization" (there must be a more adequate word). Wind power manufacturing costs are on par with other technologies.