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To: george76

Wind and solar already have to be subsidized. They cost even more if they are run properly, and they cost even more than that if you try and mitigate the environmental damage they cause.

Natural gas on the other hand produces so much energy so inexpensively that we can afford to sell cheap electricity and still have money left over to mitigate any environmental effects.

The only benefit of “renewables” is that they enrich politicians and their friends.


3 posted on 05/22/2023 5:51:03 PM PDT by RightOnTheBorder
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To: RightOnTheBorder

The initial subsidies in Spain for solar were so lucrative that the solar companies aimed giant spotlights at night to generate electricity from the panels. Solar used more power than was generated, but the subsidies were so lop-sided that they could easily afford to run the spotlights.


9 posted on 05/22/2023 6:08:13 PM PDT by Calvin Cooledge
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