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Environment & Energy

hunter

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1. Oh my. Why would that be if wind and solar are so much better and cost so much less than coal?

Reply to NNadir (Original post)

Thu Nov 13, 2025, 08:45 AM

Thursday

Surely it's some deep conspiracy....

The reality is that coal generated electricity costs a lot less and is more reliable than electricity generated by hybrid gas-solar-wind-battery systems. ( The actual environmental costs of either of these energy resources are unacceptable. )

The sad thing is that our expensive "renewable" energy systems will not save the world because they are dependent on fossil fuels for their economic viability.

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The 2025 IEA World Energy Outlook Has Been Released. Coal grew faster in 2024 than either solar or wind. [View all] NNadir Thursday OP

Oh my. Why would that be if wind and solar are so much better and cost so much less than coal? hunter Thursday #1

I'm noting a shift in the soithsaying over previous years. NNadir Thursday #2

A minor correction. Coal is more reliable than wind and solar but as for... NNadir Thursday #3