FYI, Actual usable electricity generated by wind and solar are only a fraction of their stated capacity. Weather varies. Wind generated electricity was 35.6% o

FYI, Actual usable electricity generated by wind and solar are only a fraction of their stated capacity. Weather varies. Wind generated electricity was 35.6% of total installed wind generating capacity in the U.S. in 2022 (439,203.67 GWh from 141 GW of generating capacity) [0]. Solar generated electricity was 21.8% of total installed solar generating capacity in the U.S. in 2022 (206,171.72 GWh from 113 GW of generating capacity) [1]. (My percentages above were calculated by multiplying the GW of capacity by 24x365 hours in a year and comparing that to the GWh of generated electricity.) Using the above numbers it would mean that solar and wind may provide only 7% of generated electricity in 2024, even though they will make up 25% of generation capacity. To convert completely to wind and solar using these numbers we would need 300% to 500% of our required electricity output in generating capacity, and these yearly numbers don't account for regional, seasonal and daily variations. [0] https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/wind-energy-consumption-vs-installed-wind-energy-capacity?tab=table https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/wind-energy-consumption-v... [1] https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/solar-pv-energy-consumption-vs-solar-pv-capacity?tab=table https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/solar-pv-energy-consumpti...