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Re:In a first, wind and solar generated more power than gas ... by dfee on Thursday June 04, 2026 @12:00PM (#48400572)
if you require a stable energy source, neither wind nor solar (nor both) provide a complete strategy. they can be a part of a composite strategy, though.

for both wind and solar, they're also quite taxing on the environment during manufacturing. the "true cost" is rarely reported.

nuclear energy has a different set of problems (including social / political ones). here's that industry's take on the economics of wind energy: https://www.ans.org/news/article-638/the-economics-of-wind-p...

Re:In a first, wind and solar generated more power than gas ... by ZeroGravitas on Thursday June 04, 2026 @12:21PM (#48400866)
That article is from 2011.

Wind power had dropped in price about 70% since then. Notably going from being more expensive than fossil fuels to substantially cheaper.

Re:In a first, wind and solar generated more power than gas ... by abenga on Thursday June 04, 2026 @04:28PM (#48404176)
> quite taxing on the environment during manufacturing

What power source isn't?