In Europe, Wind and Solar Overtake Fossil Fuels

Re:In Europe, Wind and Solar Overtake Fossil Fuels by natmaka on Friday January 23, 2026 @06:55AM (#46731440)

> Decentralizing through subsidies

Consider the lower production cost of renewable electricity: in the long run, it offsets the investment. Bonus: no risk of accidents, no hazardous waste, no dependence on a fuel source, no weapons proliferation...

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Re:In Europe, Wind and Solar Overtake Fossil Fuels by triceratops on Friday January 23, 2026 @07:31AM (#46731706)

I didn't say subsidize nuclear. I said subsidize grid-scale solar before rooftop solar.

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Re:In Europe, Wind and Solar Overtake Fossil Fuels by natmaka on Friday January 23, 2026 @08:20AM (#46732162)

Indeed, sorry.

Decentralizing solar power reduces electricity transmission costs and improves reliability. This doesn't offset the additional cost, but it's not negligible.

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Re:In Europe, Wind and Solar Overtake Fossil Fuels by coryrc on Friday January 23, 2026 @10:59PM (#46740927)

If the grid gets heavily overloaded, the frequency and voltage drop. And home-based grid-tie solar will shut itself off when it's most needed. This is fragile and DEcreases reliability.

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Re:In Europe, Wind and Solar Overtake Fossil Fuels by natmaka on Sunday January 25, 2026 @10:57AM (#46755180)

Storage, such as batteries coupled with V2G and also green-hydrogen fed turbo-alternators, can alleviate this.

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