Re:G7 nations committing billions more to fossil fuel than g...
by imtringued on Wednesday June 02, 2021 @07:43PM
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>All you know is they buy enough renewable to cover what you use.
And where is the problem with that? The coal plant you got your electricity from is the real sucker here because they didn't get paid and more people doing this is a real problem for them.
Re:G7 nations committing billions more to fossil fuel than g...
by j_wtf_all_taken on Wednesday June 02, 2021 @12:15PM
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They're not more expensive. And of course it changes something when enough people change providers, as those providers then have more money to invest in renewables, just as you said. If enough people switch, coal power plants would have to shut down as no one would buy their elecricity.
That is a false choice - unless electricity providers have wires all the way to your house you have no idea where the electricity came from. All you know is they buy enough renewable to cover what you use. However if you didn't use them the renewable power would mostly be generated at the same time anyway, just at a lower cost.
The above isn't completely true, as the higher price you pay does get a bit more renewable power into the mix. However overall it isn't a big factor unless most people choose the same provider.