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By ignoring most costs. Saying renewables are cheap when it's sunny or windy is like saying coal is cheap at the mine. For some reason people realize that dis
by konjin 6y ago
By ignoring most costs.
Saying renewables are cheap when it's sunny or windy is like saying coal is cheap at the mine.
For some reason people realize that distance in space is a problem. But distance in time is something that we can't wrap our heads around.
It would cost trillions to build up enough storage capacity in the grid to time shift the power needed, or to build a grid capable of moving power between regions on the scale of continents.