Solar is now "the cheapest electricity in history", confirms the IEA

[billvon 2,379]

Also in the news - Amazon to be 100% renewable energy within 4 years.

https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2021/04/19/amazon-adds-solar-storage-and-wind-as-it-pushes-to-hit-100-renewable-by-2025/

[JoeWeber 2,294]

49 minutes ago, brenthutch said:

This is awesome!  Everything is going to be just great!  I can’t wait for the new progressive paradise!
OTOH, remember when Obama promised that he would heal the planet and reverse the seas?  I’m betting Biden will fare no better.

Time for you to cast off your training wheels and go the Candace Owens route I'm thinking. Why abuse yourself for free?

[olofscience 420]

6 hours ago, brenthutch said:

So was the petroleum industry.

So?

[olofscience 420]

Back on topic, Texas is on track to add record solar power capacity by next year:

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-texas-solar-power/texas-on-track-to-add-record-solar-power-capacity-by-end-of-2022-idUSKBN2C81UZ

[billvon 2,379]

Even in oil-rich Saudi Arabia solar is taking over rapidly.  The Saudis just announced 3.6GW of solar projects, with the first one coming in at 1 cent/kwhr.  This means an energy equivalent of one large nuclear power plant (1GW) since solar is only available at full power about 30% of the time, whereas nuclear power plants are available 95% of the time.

Note - the way these things work is that there's a sort of reverse auction, where the government pledges to pay a certain amount for a certain time (20-30 years) for the energy generated from the plant, then a company bids for that amount.  Lowest bid wins, which in this case was 1.04 cents/kwhr.  Since this is far lower than any other source, they are buying a lot of it.

https://www.rechargenews.com/energy-transition/pivotal-moment-as-oil-rich-saudis-open-first-green-power-plant-and-claim-record-low-10-mwh-deal/2-1-993953

[Phil1111 901]

5 hours ago, billvon said:

Even in oil-rich Saudi Arabia solar is taking over rapidly.  ...

Gotta hand it to the Saudi's. They persuade the GOP and guys like Brent to buy Saudi oil. To defend it with their lives. To defend its sea lanes.To look the other way when they kill their own dissidents and critics.

They generate solar electricity so they can ship more oil to keep the GOP and Brent happy. All while selling the narrative that there is no global warming. Coming soon to America and FOX. Oil and more anti global warming B.S.

[gowlerk 1,901]

53 minutes ago, Phil1111 said:

Gotta hand it to the Saudi's. They persuade the GOP and guys like Brent to buy Saudi oil. To defend it with their lives. To defend its sea lanes.To look the other way when they kill their own dissidents and critics.

They generate solar electricity so they can ship more oil to keep the GOP and Brent happy. All while selling the narrative that there is no global warming. Coming soon to America and FOX. Oil and more anti global warming B.S.

All while pretending their population wasn't 100% behind bin Laden's great triumph.