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>Keeping existing infrastructure is causing the problems Are we keeping existing infrastructure? Tell me if I'm wrong, because I am under the impression that s
by ibejoeb 4y ago
>Keeping existing infrastructure is causing the problems
Are we keeping existing infrastructure? Tell me if I'm wrong, because I am under the impression that several plants have been decommissioned over the past 5 years.
- epistasis 4y agoI probably used the wrong verb tense there. We are not keeping the same infrastructure. But a proposal to keep it static would not meet our energy needs, because of extreme weather events. It also does not meet our needs for climate goals. Thus the only way forward is lord more renewables and storage. We don't have any other options on the table.
- ibejoeb 4y agoBy "We are not keeping the same infrastructure," is that how you're characterizing reducing capacity but turning off existing plants? I think we agree that decommissioning plants without viable replacements is, in fact, contributing to the energy supply problem.