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In Australia new renewables plus storage are already cheaper than new coal or nuclear. Ref: "New CSIRO, AEMO study confirms wind, solar and storage beat coal,
by metta2uall 6y ago
In Australia new renewables plus storage are already cheaper than new coal or nuclear.
Ref: "New CSIRO, AEMO study confirms wind, solar and storage beat coal, gas and nuclear" https://reneweconomy.com.au/new-csiro-aemo-study-confirms-wind-solar-and-storage-beat-coal-gas-and-nuclear-57530/ https://reneweconomy.com.au/new-csiro-aemo-study-confirms-wi...
- orangecat 6y ago"New CSIRO, AEMO study confirms wind, solar and storage beat coal, gas and nuclear" I've seen stories like that for at least a decade as well. If true, then how is climate change not a solved problem? Build lots of solar and wind, decommission all coal and natural gas (and apparently nuclear), profit! Yet according to the most prominent environmentalists, we need massive new spending and regulations, and we'll have to significantly change our lifestyles and give up on the idea of economic growth.
- imtringued 6y agoThe amount of curtailed energy produced by renewables is like a sad joke in Germany. It's not enough to deploy renewables, you also need to shut down the existing coal plants.