Why did renewables become so cheap so fast?
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Why did renewables become so cheap so fast?
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Re: Why did renewables become so cheap so fast?
#2Solar powered engines have been around since Mouchot had the first models working in Tours in 1865. The fact is renewable energy was always a choice, just not the cheapest in the short run.
Re: Why did renewables become so cheap so fast?
#3So fossil fuels, at least for power generation, is already obsolete. Fantastic!
Since the power plant replacement cycle is much slower than for phones, it will take a while to propagate the shift, but it is already inevitable.
Re: Why did renewables become so cheap so fast?
#4Solar powered engines have been around since Mouchot had the first models working in Tours in 1865. The fact is renewable energy was always a choice, just not the cheapest in the short run. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustin_Mouchot
Wind power is centuries older than fossil fuel engines, but actually using it to do the sort of things we expect from power generation takes some doing.
Re: Why did renewables become so cheap so fast?
#5Too bad that low cost is invisible for the consumers. California has one of the most, if not the most, expensive electricity in spite of years of investment in renewables.
Re: Why did renewables become so cheap so fast?
#6So fossil fuels, at least for power generation, is already obsolete. Fantastic! Since the power plant replacement cycle is much slower than for phones, it will take a while to propagate the shift, but it is already inevitable.
There's still the problem of what to do between 4pm and 8 am on a day without wind, which means we won't be able to shut down too many power plants until cheap energy storage exists.
Re: Why did renewables become so cheap so fast?
#7Too bad that low cost is invisible for the consumers. California has one of the most, if not the most, expensive electricity in spite of years of investment in renewables.
Same here in Denmark, taxes on my last electricity bill were 6x the price for electricity
Re: Why did renewables become so cheap so fast?
#8Too bad that low cost is invisible for the consumers. California has one of the most, if not the most, expensive electricity in spite of years of investment in renewables.
Why is this? Is there no competition?
Re: Why did renewables become so cheap so fast?
#9So fossil fuels, at least for power generation, is already obsolete. Fantastic! Since the power plant replacement cycle is much slower than for phones, it will take a while to propagate the shift, but it is already inevitable.
There's still the problem of what to do between 4pm and 8 am on a day without wind, which means we won't be able to shut down too many power plants until cheap energy storage exists.
Global energy grid?