Predictability, speed, cheap fuel, a lack of understanding of climate change, etc. We also used to have windmills to grind grain and then switched over to mill

Predictability, speed, cheap fuel, a lack of understanding of climate change, etc. We also used to have windmills to grind grain and then switched over to mills that use electricity or fossil fuels. But of course, windmills to generate electricity have become quite popular. What's old can be new again when combined with modern technologies.