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1. And if I win the lottery my financial needs are taken care of but I'm not planning on that 2. You are overestimating solar, wind, and energy storage and unde
by lispisok 3y ago
1. And if I win the lottery my financial needs are taken care of but I'm not planning on that
2. You are overestimating solar, wind, and energy storage and underestimating our energy needs, doubly so with transportation moving to electricity. Renewables still arent replacing fossil fuels despite all the hype. [1]. Moving off fossil fuels is going to require getting energy from whatever we can and having a constant consistent energy source is really important. People keep mentioning how cheap wind and solar is now but the true cost wont be realized until governments quit subsidizing them and start taxing [2].
[1] https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/us-energy-facts/ https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/us-energy-facts/
[2] https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-doubles-renewable-subsidies-156-billion-last-seven-years-eia-2023-08-02/ https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-doubles-renewable...
- boringg 3y agoStop subsidizing them? We still heavily subsidize oil and gas and have since inception.
- kaashif 3y agoThe statement you are replying to is: > the true cost wont be realized until governments quit subsidizing them and start taxing This is true for a lot of things, including for oil and gas if subsidized.