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Surur t1_j3nt4m1 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Can the success of healing ozone layer be extrapolated to climate change also, in real terms, given how complex climate change problem is compared to banning just one compound (CFCs)? by Beginning-Panic188

> as it is and will continue to be the cheapest most reliable energy source.

It's already not the cheapest.

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Geofinance t1_j3vnw4p wrote

It is because you get 100% uptime. Renewables like solar can be cheaper but you barely get uptime or reliability. This forces you to over build capacity and invest in expensive and inefficient storage like batteries or have back fossil fuels. So essentially you’re all in cost is extremely higher than just going with fossil fuels. Germany and California are perfect examples to show you how renewable which are thought be cheaper lead to way higher energy prices.

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Surur t1_j3vqr89 wrote

Storage really only increases the price of home solar by 50%, and is increasingly being included in packages. I see this as a minor transitionary issue.

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