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Note that solar PV cost has come down by 3x since that was written, and wind similarly. There is no expectation that those will bottom out soon. It does mean t
by moloch-hai 4y ago
Note that solar PV cost has come down by 3x since that was written, and wind similarly. There is no expectation that those will bottom out soon.
It does mean that to keep the cost of full systems falling, we need cheaper installation methods, such as rolling out rather than bolting up frames.
- russdill 4y agoI think we've come to accept the externalities of wind and solar (land area, visual changes to landscape, etc) because the costs of those externalities are so much less than the alternatives. They still exist though. Fusion is probably too late to solve climate change, but I think it's a laudable goal to one day replace renawables such as hydro, wind, and solar farms with fusion.
- geysersam 4y agoYes, indeed. Compared to drastically altering the planets climate, drowning most coastal cities, causing a mass extinction event and disrupting the freshwater supply of billions, visual changes to the landscape does seem like the minor issue.