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Mayor__Defacto t1_j6lvy9n wrote

Reply to comment by sunflowerastronaut in US renewable energy farms outstrip 99% of coal plants economically – study | US news by Ok_Champion6840

And will take a decade to build up to the point that we can actually do this. My point though still stands. While in theory coal plants are not profitable to run compared to building wind and solar, realistically speaking it’s not possible to simple turn them off and replace them with wind and solar right now. You have to just build wind and solar while closing them gradually as capacity comes online.

The issue I have with the take in the article is that it’s only on paper. It’s currently cheaper, but if everyone tried to build it at once it would not be.

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sunflowerastronaut t1_j6lw8oy wrote

Who is saying that they will replace them right now? Who's saying they will all be replaced at the same time?

This cynicism is fabricated and doesn't belong on the sub.

>While coal is in long-term decline it is unlikely to disappear in the immediate future –

That is what it says in the article

>The issue I have with the take in the article is that it’s only on paper.

The only issue you have with the article is that you didn't read the article. Your second issue is that you like to bring your negativity to the wrong sub, gtfoh

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