One more thing - the money we are foolishly spending to subsidize wind would be better spent on increasing energy efficiency.HI54UNI wrote:Interesting read. It touches on the need for storage which is key to renewables. This link within the story was also interesting.Grizalltheway wrote:Didn't want to start a new thread, but here's an interesting read on the subject:
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http://reneweconomy.com.au/2013/renewab ... alia-62268
A couple of things to keep in mind as you read these articles -
-These articles are about Europe and Austrailia. Average electric price in Austrailia is 22-46 cents per kwh. Germany is 31 cents, Denmark is 40, France is 19, Belgium is 29. The us is 8 to 17. Right now small, local wind and solar installations are easily competitive in those countries because of the high rates.
-Comparing the cost of energy for wind and fossil fuel is not comparing apples to apples. Fossil fuel plants are guaranteed to provide energy 24/7. Renewables, without storage, cannot. So without storage you need to add the cost of a gas plant to the renewable cost to get a true cost. Unless you want to sit in the dark at times.
Solve the storage problem and you can become very, very rich.
Amen brother. Extremely relevant and 8 minutes of pure gold:
