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Originally Posted by redpoint5
If the traditional generation plants cannot be decommissioned permanently, then the renewables are not "cheaper". They are performing reliably enough to be considered an "alternative" when there is nothing backing them up and utility rates are stable and comparable to previous rates. If the price goes up, then it's considered luxury brand electricity.
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The ' hair's not on fire' scientists say, total permanent decommissioning within a 30-year window, or you can just stick a fork in us.
Horses disappeared from the streets of New York City within 13-years of the introduction of the automobile.
The Great Depression ended with World War-II.
Go to war with carbon oxidation, and you'll see the next golden age in the global economy.
I lived pretty well on fusion energy for a decade. It's become nothing but better since then. 13- cents / kWh, and the big-dogs do all the heavy lifting, repairs, replacement, distribution, and metering.