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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (1100053)11/15/2018 8:50:02 PM
From: Wharf Rat  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1572502
 
"If the cost advantages of renewables are real", and you don't need a new plant, you aren't gonna care. You're gonna wait until it wears out.

OTH, if you don't need a new plant, but the government says you have to reduce emissions by a specified date, you're gonna replace it, instead of waiting.

"it still isn't cost-efficient,"
Actually, it is.

Utility-Scale Solar Reaches Cost Parity With Natural Gas Throughout America
September 30, 2015
greentechmedia.com
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Why build gas peakers when solar or wind plus energy storage is cheaper?

September 20, 2018
greentechmedia.com