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The article itself makes the point that overbuilding the renewables massively will get you from 98% to 100%, but the consequences of that are increased cost and
by mnw21cam 3y ago
The article itself makes the point that overbuilding the renewables massively will get you from 98% to 100%, but the consequences of that are increased cost and increased emissions, compared to just having some fossil-fueled peaker generation on standby.
- ZeroGravitas 3y agoSome of the US government plans involve getting to 95% carbon free electricity, then refocussing investment to electrifying anything that still uses fossil fuels as the cost/benefit will have tilted dramatically at that point, even for the harder to electrify sectors, and provide more bang for buck than fretting about the last percent of peaker plants.