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Much as i dislike China i feel they are pragmatic. I don't know if it's justified but i always give them the benefit of the doubt that they don't do stupid thin
by FridayoLeary 1y ago
Much as i dislike China i feel they are pragmatic. I don't know if it's justified but i always give them the benefit of the doubt that they don't do stupid things for no good reason. Unlike Western nations who have to please voters and look good, China has no such constraints and are far more transactional. They don't care about climate emissions. At all. If they think something will be good for them and their economy, they will do it. Another thing is that they take big risks, again they are beholden to nobody so they can. I think the way forward is to be realistic and honest. If renewables are cheaper we should go for them, why not? It's free. If not, not. Frankly having rolling blackouts in california is not a great argument for having more renewables, unless i'm missing something. It might be something for politicians to boast about next time they jet acrosss the world to attend self serving climate summits, but it doesn't help ordinary people. More fossil power plants would be more reliable then renewables. OT but Trump has a special dislike for green energy and i don't understand why, but it's obvious that if it can't compete, or come at least close to fossil fuels and nuclear then that should be fully acknowledged.
If i'm wrong about China and competely misreading the situation in california please let me know.
- Axsuul 1y agoA lot depends on long term planning but the planning better be right. In my opinion, the markets are much better than planning.
- standardUser 1y agoHistorically yes, but tell that to our newest superpower China.
- slashdave 1y agoWhat does rolling blackouts in California have to do with renewables? Opposite, really.
- FridayoLeary 1y agoRenewables are intermittent and therefore unreliable. Also unless california has gone for lots of redundancy the would also be displacing fossil fuel power plants. Again i'm not trashing renewables, because what's wrong with free energy. What i am doing automatically is wondering why batteries are a better option then traditional power stations. California does have much more expensive electricity then anywhere else, so it is reasonable for me to scrutinise their energy plans more closely and question whether their current strategy is really the best one.
- slashdave 1y agoYou are being contradictory. Solar is not intermittent (the sun shines every day). Making your grid reliable is expensive, thus drives costs.
- sciencejerk 1y agoThe sun does not shine 24 hours a day. Therefore, if you want to run a power grid 24 hours a day, you need expensive batteries to hold energy collected during peak production. Fossil fuels can be burned continuously, lessening the need for energy storage
- LogicFailsMe 1y ago~$12,000 is expensive? I await your reasons why this is so with baited breath. https://www.earthtechproducts.com/ecoflow-delta-pro-ultra-30kwh-system.html https://www.earthtechproducts.com/ecoflow-delta-pro-ultra-30...
- sciencejerk 1y agoImpressive. Thanks for sharing