| ▲ | dfee 2 hours ago | |
if you require a stable energy source, neither wind nor solar (nor both) provide a complete strategy. they can be a part of a composite strategy, though. for both wind and solar, they're also quite taxing on the environment during manufacturing. the "true cost" is rarely reported. nuclear energy has a different set of problems (including social / political ones). here's that industry's take on the economics of wind energy: https://www.ans.org/news/article-638/the-economics-of-wind-p... | ||
| ▲ | ZeroGravitas 2 hours ago | parent [-] | |
That article is from 2011. Wind power had dropped in price about 70% since then. Notably going from being more expensive than fossil fuels to substantially cheaper. | ||