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So what you're trying to say is - "In the past prices fell extremely fast, now they're falling just regular fast".

• cubefox 2y ago
  I'm saying that prices are falling increasingly more slowly and that using solar+batteries to replace coal, gas and fission power plants will probably not happen.
  • grecy 2y ago
    > using solar+batteries to replace coal, gas and fission power plants will probably not happen That ship already sailed, many countries are already doing it.
    • cubefox 2y ago
      No, no country is doing it because batteries are far too expensive to replace stable energy sources.
      • grecy 2y ago
        The UK has been burning coal since 1882, and their last coal fired power plant just got it's last delivery of coal [1] Germany is shutting down it's nukes [2] Actually, lots of countries are very quickly increasing how much of their energy needs come from green sources [3] You can't deny reality [1] https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckkg0wl7dkro https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckkg0wl7dkro [2] https://www.base.bund.de/EN/ns/nuclear-phase-out/nuclear-phase-out_node.html https://www.base.bund.de/EN/ns/nuclear-phase-out/nuclear-pha... [3] https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/11-countries-leading-the-charge-on-renewable-energy/ https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/11-countries-leading-the-c...
        • cubefox 2y ago
          Solar and wind energy are impossible without stable energy sources like coal or fission. Solar and wind energy are highly volatile, and battery energy storage is far too expensive.
          • grecy 2y ago
            You already said that, and you're ignoring the fact that many countries are switching from coal and nuclear to renewables, thanks in part to the rapidly falling prices.
            • fragmede 2y ago
              just today, the UK had its last coal delivery to a power plant. after that, it's closing and the UK will no longer be using coal at all. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckkg0wl7dkro https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckkg0wl7dkro
              • cubefox 2y ago
                This is irrelevant to what we were discussing originally. Neither the UK nor any other country does have battery storage of the size of major power plants. Those are required to provide stable energy. Otherwise the power would go out during calm or in the night.
                • grecy 2y ago
                  As I've shown, many countries are making the change. It will take some time, you can't build this level of infrastructure overnight. Here's another from today: https://driveteslacanada.ca/news/contact-energy-picks-tesla-megapacks-to-power-100mw-battery-in-new-zealand/ https://driveteslacanada.ca/news/contact-energy-picks-tesla-...
                  • cubefox 2y ago
                    You haven't shown that "many countries" are building large-scale battery grid storage.