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Re:Wind and solar are cheaper than thought, admits UK govern... by bjourne on Friday August 28, 2020 @07:49PM (#24311760)
In statistics, quantity beats quality. Suppose you have 3 nuclear power plants, each with 85% reliability and 10 wind power farms, each with 50% reliability. Assuming statistical independence (obviously a bad assumption, but that is not the point), do you think it is more likely that none of the 3 nuclear power plants generate electricity or none of the 10 wind power farms?
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Re:Wind and solar are cheaper than thought, admits UK govern... by fomine3 on Monday August 31, 2020 @12:45AM (#24328567)
> (obviously a bad assumption, but that is not the point)

It's the point for solar/wind energy.

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