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> The variability is not what has slowed down wind energy deployments. It has been subsidized in a lot places. And yes it creates a lot of variability which is
by rmetzler 7y ago
> The variability is not what has slowed down wind energy deployments.
It has been subsidized in a lot places. And yes it creates a lot of variability which is currently mitigated by powering fossil plants up and down.
People think they buy solar and wind power and it works on paper, but in reality it only works because there are fossil fuel plants as backup.
- TomK32 7y agoNuclear power has been subsidized, most still is, coal is still subsidized. So what's the problem here?
- AtlasBarfed 7y agoPolitics and ignorance, the usual culprits