Submitted by altmorty t3_124zxmk in technology
Law_Student t1_je3d2o9 wrote
Reply to comment by Wwize in U.S. renewable electricity surpassed coal in 2022 by altmorty
Renewables get more expensive the more of them you use, because you need to start investing seriously in storage if you actually rely on them to keep the lights and heat on as opposed to just using them to replace some natural gas use, and storage is ruinously expensive. Even four hours of storage puts renewables above the cost of nuclear.
Wwize t1_je3dduk wrote
False. Renewable energy is cheaper than coal EVEN WITH BATTERIES. It is not ruinously expensive as you falsely claim.
Clean energy is cheaper than coal across the whole US, study finds
>Almost every coal-fired power plant in the country could be cost-effectively replaced by local solar or wind and batteries, according to a groundbreaking new analysis.
Badfickle t1_je3hnwy wrote
That's old data. Battery prices are dropping and will continue to drop.
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