Comment by legitster
4 days ago
China is also the top consumer in the world of coal and they continue to break their record every year.
On the margin I don't argue that renewables are cheaper, but you still need a way to generate base load power on demand.
You can generate baseload power from non-baseload sources. Renewables + storage can do the whole job. There is no need for anything called a "baseload source". Indeed, that label indicates a deficiency, not a capability: it's a source that has to run (almost) all the time to make economic sense.