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I don't understand - Why the choice? Solar + battery backup is currently cheaper than coal, and seems to be continuing its pattern of halving in price around e
by EarthMephit 6y ago
I don't understand - Why the choice?
Solar + battery backup is currently cheaper than coal, and seems to be continuing its pattern of halving in price around every seven to ten years
It doesn't make economic sense to build coal power plants for most of the world
It takes on average six years to build a coal or gas power plant. During that six years, the price of solar will have almost halved again
- cafebabbe 6y agoWell how do you mine lithium? What's the carbon footprint of recycling batteries ? (Do we even recycle them, or just make virtuous promises?) We are nowhere close to reducing the consumption of fossil fuels. Green energy is just a sexy proxy.