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Old 01-20-2020, 03:58 PM   #2 (permalink)
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I might watch if they present some interesting design ideas.

That said, these guys show little effort to "steel man" their arguments, meaning they rarely (ever?) present the problems associated with their opinion. It makes for a weak presentation since the whole time the viewer is thinking to themselves "what are the chances these 2 randos know more than the market". The argument is always made that "clean" energy is cheap energy, and then no evidence exists to show that except in cases where the market has already found that solution, like geothermal energy in Iceland.

If renewables are cheaper, my utility would invite me to pay less for wind and solar, not more.
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