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[–] VibeSurgeon@piefed.social 2 points 22 hours ago (8 children)

This is outdated - the LCOE of solar/wind+battery storage is lower than fossil methods of power generation.

[–] Teppa@lemmy.world 0 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (7 children)

Have a reputable citation?

Here's why renewables are expensive, which takes all costs into account for 100% uptime of power, without brownouts.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0360544222018035

Most studies ignore a lot of cost.

[–] VibeSurgeon@piefed.social 1 points 11 hours ago (6 children)

That study is a massive dumpster fire, and most certainly not a reputable citation

[–] Teppa@lemmy.world 0 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

Do you have a study then, dont just come and take a shit.

I want the study to include storage, and maintenance obviously, and any backup power required for 100% grid reliability.

[–] VibeSurgeon@piefed.social 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

You're trying to claim that a study based on the ERCOT numbers during the 2021 Texas winter storm is at all representative of anything. It's worth nothing whatsoever.

[–] Teppa@lemmy.world 0 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

The study included Germany too, did it not?

The point of the study was including the effects of intermittency and non-dispatchability, which is what makes LCOE a flawed metric.

[–] VibeSurgeon@piefed.social 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

There's little point discussing a study that is largely just pure fossil fuel industry propaganda

[–] Teppa@lemmy.world 0 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

As opposed to green energy companies propaganda that rarely even mention the need for storage? Theres a tangible reason most countries arent fully moving to it for baseload power, its not a conspiracy.

Heres a longer video on it if you can stomach the fact nuclear is better than solar/wind:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifUaM7uwjqU

I wont even get into the fact most refining and manufacturing is done in China using subsidized coal, and is why they are the leader in solar/battery production.

[–] VibeSurgeon@piefed.social 1 points 11 hours ago

Heres a longer video on it if you can stomach the fact nuclear is better than solar/wind

Lmao

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