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The problem is that the fossil industries (pun intended) recognize pitting 2 future industries against each other is a winning ploy. This isn’t new. When nuclear was more cost effective than solar/wind they turned the “environmental” lobby against nuclear. Now that wind/solar is more cost effective they’re turning the nuclear crowd against solar/wind.
The total system cost of meeting electrical demand using 100% wind and solar is many times higher than the total system cost of meeting that demand with nuclear. The fact that you can produce lots of electricity cheaply using wind and solar is not that useful because it’s not generated when and where the demand is. Basically, storage and transmission are expensive and you need more and more of it as you add wind and…
> Do you have any evidence that oil and gas companies are deliberately spreading false information?
Not original parent, but: well, it's in their economic interest, and there are lobbyists and PACs denying CO2 caused climate change. I wonder who's financing them to do that if not the oil and gas industry? Who else would have such an incentive?