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Your math is off on the current scale of wind and PV and the time it takes to get it anywhere significant. Plus you are forgetting storage and infrastructure co
by elproxy 7y ago
Your math is off on the current scale of wind and PV and the time it takes to get it anywhere significant. Plus you are forgetting storage and infrastructure costs due to the intermittent nature of these sources and the imposed load factor. See https://jancovici.com/en/energy-transition/renewables/100-renewable-electricity-at-no-extra-cost-a-piece-of-cake/ https://jancovici.com/en/energy-transition/renewables/100-re...
- ZeroGravitas 7y agoThe French government thinks they can make this transition and save 50 Billion compared with using nuclear. This blogger thinks it'll cost at least 10x more after doing some napkin math. Who do we believe?