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>Renewables (especially wind) are now just about the cheapest way to generate electricity Only if you don't include the huge cost of storage for when it isn't
by RobotToaster 11mo ago
>Renewables (especially wind) are now just about the cheapest way to generate electricity
Only if you don't include the huge cost of storage for when it isn't windy.
- fch42 11mo agoInclude it and it's still cheaper than, say, nuclear. Also ... even when storage is included, you still gain freedom from opex spending for fuel (that is, lining oily pockets). Once there, renewables are "pure payoff".