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> They tend to exceed energry costs because energy costs are dominated by the cost of purchasing oil The energy costs are tied to oil because thats the cheapes
by nonethewiser 3y ago
> They tend to exceed energry costs because energy costs are dominated by the cost of purchasing oil
The energy costs are tied to oil because thats the cheapest option. Well, besides coal. If solar were cheaper wed be using it.
- kelnos 3y agoSolar is cheaper anywhere you get a decent amount of sun. Much of the resistance to solar is not due to cost, it's political: all those places with big coal economies get pissed off when their services are no longer needed, and vote you out of office if you push renewables too hard. Ditto for oil.
- Arnt 3y agoAstonishing what people will write. The current record price for solar is slightly over one cent per kWh and still people will write that oil is the cheapest option. The installation rate for solar is such a steep graph that drawing it legibly is a real problem, see https://nitter.net/pic/orig/media%2FFOoa6xYXIAQKUnv.jpg https://nitter.net/pic/orig/media%2FFOoa6xYXIAQKUnv.jpg for example, and still people will write that "if solar […] we'd be using it".