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Old 08-16-2015, 01:04 AM   #52 (permalink)
jamesqf
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Originally Posted by Arragonis View Post
Except in extreme cold of 2010 there was no output from Wind and no Solar (covered in snow).

So we burned loads of coal to generate electricity and loads of gas for heating and made loads of CO2.
So for what, a month or two, you burned all that coal & gas, but the other 10 months of the year (and most of the following years, no?) you didn't burn nearly as much as you otherwise would have. Seems like a net win to me.
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