New renewable records in Australia, California, and Texas

[Toddsterpatriot]

The building out of the renewable base power in Australia, California, and Texas is accelerating as grid scale batteries are taking the place of peaker plants. In fact, the combination of residential and grid scale solar has led to negative electrical prices for some mid-day hours in Australia. And the price of the units has for the utility scale batteries has decreased by 21% in the last 12 months. No matter what the political shills for the fossil fuel industry do now, the future is clear. Shear economics dictated that wind and solar are the future.

Renewables aren't base power.

In fact, the combination of residential and grid scale solar has led to negative electrical prices for some mid-day hours in Australia.

When they turn the real powerplants, coal and natural gas, off for fewer hours, and then turn them back on, does that increase costs anywhere?

Shear economics dictated that wind and solar are the future.

Get back to me when those economics cause power prices to decline, instead of increase whenever new green mandates and projects come online.

Ping me when Germany no longer pays triple what we pay in the US.

 

[Old Rocks]

Last I checked, you people were painting swastikas on electric vehicles and blowing up the charging stations.

Last I checked people like you were getting their jollies by shooting kids in classrooms with assault weapons. See, anyone can say really stupid things. Just that some recognize the stupidity of statements like that.

 

[Old Rocks]

Folk want/need cheap, reliable, convenient, portable energy for transport. They want/need cheap, reliable and convenient electric for their homes.

Solar and wind doesn't supply this.

I am not bothered if it's solar, wind, tide, hydro, gas, coal, nuclear etc.. that produces the electric to run my washing machine. I am only interested in it's price and reliability. If asked about what's the best option for electric production, I vote for nuclear. It's footprint is tiny, produces the least waste, and it's reliable. When fusion is harnessed in the decades to come, forget renewables.

So instead of actually investigating what is really going on in the energy sector, you flap-yap and post nonsense. No, you are not interested in what provides energy at the lowest cost and dependability, you are interested in pushing the fossil fuel lies that our insane President is pushing.

 

[westwall]

Try to keep up with the technology. They are already recycling the batteries at a profit. And many of the batteries coming only line are far less toxic, such as the LFP and Sodium batteries, just to name two.

No, they aren't. They are trying to, but they are a long way away from that.

 

[Captain Caveman]

So instead of actually investigating what is really going on in the energy sector, you flap-yap and post nonsense. No, you are not interested in what provides energy at the lowest cost and dependability, you are interested in pushing the fossil fuel lies that our insane President is pushing.

Reading ability is clearly not your forte.