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Here is an equally qualified statement to counter your hot take: Common fallacy around these parts that renewables are cheaper. They're not.
by andbberger 6y ago
Here is an equally qualified statement to counter your hot take: Common fallacy around these parts that renewables are cheaper. They're not.
- foxyv 6y agoWhat he's said is correct in the US if you don't account for storage costs. Battery costs are around $0.80 per kwh. Right now Solar is being propped up by natural gas for the most part. Wind has been pretty good in states that can use it but it fluctuates in different ways requiring over provisioning. So, it's just how you look at the problem. In one way solar and wind are cheaper per kwh. However they come with other costs that are often ignored when comparing to base load renewable nuclear power sources.
- andbberger 6y agoThere was a source linked a while back I'm too lazy that got into the details and found that nuclear has high capital costs but is very profitable once paid off. And of course it's a disingenuous comparison if you don't account for storage costs. Besides, energy prices aren't constant. It might be cheap to produce solar energy, but it doesn't matter if no one is buying.