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Environment & Energy

Yallow

(1,926 posts) Tue Apr 19, 2016, 04:38 PM Apr 2016

Wind and Solar By Far The Cheapest Energy

Read the article. When counting externalities wind and solar by far the cheapest energy.

"Counting all costs, wind and solar are the cheapest"

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/business-spectator/counting-all-costs-wind-and-solar-are-the-cheapest/news-story/0e3c838ccccb3c160a9cae4b1c14c9e7

Buuuuut. Drill baby drill right?

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Wind and Solar By Far The Cheapest Energy (Original Post) Yallow Apr 2016 OP

The biggest cost for either tech Kelvin Mace Apr 2016 #1

Kelvin Mace

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1. The biggest cost for either tech

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Tue Apr 19, 2016, 05:14 PM

Apr 2016

is the installation. While the hardware runs about $1-$2 a watt, installation adds another $3-$5 per watt. Sadly, my state refused to renew its tax credit this year for renewable power.

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