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SloeMoe t1_je516rs wrote

Reply to comment by Wwize in U.S. renewable electricity surpassed coal in 2022 by altmorty

> With renewable energy, we don't pay for the cost of the energy itself, just for the equipment and maintenance.

We don't "pay" for fossil fuels either. We take advantage of vast geological forces and time that have done the work for us.

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Wwize t1_je52bqf wrote

Mining coal and extracting oil costs money and destroys the environment. It's insane that you didn't know that. The sun and the wind are free, on the other hand.

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