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Re:In the US, it's cheaper to build and operate wind farms t... by ThomPete on Sunday August 18, 2019 @01:59PM (#20731749)
Its not cheaper once you factor in the need for backup energy and thats the only fair way of calculating the cost of wind and solar for that matter.
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Re:In the US, it's cheaper to build and operate wind farms t... by diafygi on Sunday August 18, 2019 @03:21PM (#20732247)
Then why is wind + storage winning bids as the cheapest resource?

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/xcel-solicitation-returns-i...

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Re:In the US, it's cheaper to build and operate wind farms t... by ThomPete on Sunday August 18, 2019 @05:22PM (#20732975)
It's not. Factor in the need for backup energy and remove subsidies and it will loose.
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