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Comment by glenstein

2 days ago

>Renewable energy is great, but we're not replacing fossil fuels with it, we're just adding more energy usage.

My understanding is that Solar does offset fossil fuel usage, in large part because solar power generation throughout the day is conveniently aligned with energy usage throughout the day. With the exception of the evening, which some people refer to as a "duck curve" left behind to be picked up by other generation sources. But it's most definitely stepping in to fill demand that would otherwise be filled by fossil fuels