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Finishline42

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8. Blast from the past...
Thu Nov 12, 2020, 09:42 AM
Nov 2020

While their complaint that wind and solar need nat gas to fill the gaps is valid on a number of counts what they don't recognize is what is happening as a result.

Wind and solar are the cheapest power available when the sun shines and the wind blows. And every time wind and solar powers the grid they do so at the expense of a coal, nat gas or nuclear plant, reducing the amount of time those plants are able to sell their power which drivers up their cost. This is the feedback loop in our favor because it leads utility companies to acquire more wind and solar.

The Biden admin needs to put a full court press on HVDC transmission lines and battery storage.

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