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Solar and wind are only the cheapest because we have dumped massive amounts of subsidies into them, and continue to do so at greater levels than nuclear. No ma
by zdragnar 5y ago
Solar and wind are only the cheapest because we have dumped massive amounts of subsidies into them, and continue to do so at greater levels than nuclear.
No matter how much money we throw at them, though, they produce zero when the sun isnt shining or the wind isnt blowing.
Factor in the cost of batteries, and aside from a few exceptional locations, they aren't all that cheap anymore.
- pfdietz 5y agoThat doesn't explain why so much solar and wind are being installed elsewhere. Did you think we're subsidizing them globally? Factor in the cost of batteries and longer term storage and they're still going to be cheaper than new nuclear power plants.