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Re:In few years renewable power may become a better economic... by fred_is_fred on Tuesday October 09, 2018 @10:20PM (#18181490)
Wind/Solar + storage already has actual bids coming in cheaper than coal:

https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2018/1/16/1689559...

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Re:In few years renewable power may become a better economic... by DennisP on Wednesday October 10, 2018 @08:03AM (#18184017)
That article doesn't say how much storage they're bidding. Is it enough for an hour, or three days?

If you've got fossil backup, an hour is fine. If you don't, it's not.

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