The US can reach 90% clean electricity by 2035 without increasing consumer bills
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#3People are so focused on $$ when it comes to (green or other) energy. The real problem is not $$ but Joules. Building any type of a power plant costs energy itself, and unfortunately unlike capital, which is just a concept that you can argue with and win, there is absolutely no arguing with physics:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_return_on_investment#ER...
The energy amortisation time of green power generators (the time it takes to pay back the Joules) is orders of magnitude higher than any dirty energy. This problem is well visible once you count all of the world's energy usage and just plot it. The rollout is anything but fast: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_energy_consumption
Re: The US can reach 90% clean electricity by 2035 without increasing consumer bills
#4People are so focused on $$ when it comes to (green or other) energy. The real problem is not $$ but Joules. Building any type of a power plant costs energy itself, and unfortunately unlike capital, which is just a concept that you can argue with and win, there is absolutely no arguing with physics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_return_on_investment#ER... The energy amortisation time of green power generators…
Nuclear is the answer.
Re: The US can reach 90% clean electricity by 2035 without increasing consumer bills
#5Not convinced.
I’m using utility solar for about 20% of my electricity needs, precisely to experience what’s claimed. Average cost is 50% above regular sourcing, and rising significantly.
https://twitter.com/ctdonath/status/1274157769889918978?s=21
Re: The US can reach 90% clean electricity by 2035 without increasing consumer bills
#6People are so focused on $$ when it comes to (green or other) energy. The real problem is not $$ but Joules. Building any type of a power plant costs energy itself, and unfortunately unlike capital, which is just a concept that you can argue with and win, there is absolutely no arguing with physics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_return_on_investment#ER... The energy amortisation time of green power generators…
What is the significance of this?
Re: The US can reach 90% clean electricity by 2035 without increasing consumer bills
#7Not convinced. I’m using utility solar for about 20% of my electricity needs, precisely to experience what’s claimed. Average cost is 50% above regular sourcing, and rising significantly. https://twitter.com/ctdonath/status/1274157769889918978?s=21
Is that a price of power rise or a price of transmission rise?
Re: The US can reach 90% clean electricity by 2035 without increasing consumer bills
#8One more reason to not re-elect Mr. I Love Coal.
Re: The US can reach 90% clean electricity by 2035 without increasing consumer bills
#9The questions are always "How much will it cost?" "Is it worth it?" "Do we have the political will to do it?"
Re: The US can reach 90% clean electricity by 2035 without increasing consumer bills
#10People are so focused on $$ when it comes to (green or other) energy. The real problem is not $$ but Joules. Building any type of a power plant costs energy itself, and unfortunately unlike capital, which is just a concept that you can argue with and win, there is absolutely no arguing with physics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_return_on_investment#ER... The energy amortisation time of green power generators…
Nuclear is the answer.
You could start planning now and you would be lucky to get shovels in the ground by 2035.