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That's a dishonest comparison as wind and solar are extremely volatile and can't replace a stable power source. You need something like coal for that.


You need peaking power plants such as Gas to cover volatility.

The comparison is a bit dishonest because it doesn't include the capacity factor of either technology:

Solar ~11%

Wind ~21%

Nucear ~90%




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