• IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Weird how anything that can possibly reduce fossil fuel usage is always too expensive

    That’s not true. Wind and solar are often cheaper than fossil fuels and the prices are still going down.

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      9 months ago

      Sure but they can’t replace fossil fuels. Every single renewable energy scheme that a government invests int has Natural Gas plants that are running 24/7 to handle peak demand and smooth out the supply curve of solar/wind.

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          9 months ago

          They can’t be kept on cold standby, so they aren’t running at 100% capacity 24/7, but they do have to run.