One of the most insidious arguments about renewable energy is that it is expensive because "it needs backup".
This post from Electrotech Revolution explains in detail how adding renewable power to the grid *saves* money.
https://open.substack.com/pub/electrotechrevolution/p/renewables-allow-us-to-pay-less-not?r=27daj&utm_medium=ios
This post from Electrotech Revolution explains in detail how adding renewable power to the grid *saves* money.
https://open.substack.com/pub/electrotechrevolution/p/renewables-allow-us-to-pay-less-not?r=27daj&utm_medium=ios
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But I don't think putting "it needs backup" in quotes is helping -- it does need it, but so what? Continuing to emit CO2 destroys the entire energy system at some point, so there isn't another answer