Comment by AngryData
10 hours ago
An inexhaustible 24/7 production capable plant has many advantages over solar and maintaining large most types of battery banks.
10 hours ago
An inexhaustible 24/7 production capable plant has many advantages over solar and maintaining large most types of battery banks.
Cost is like 90-99% of what matters. Last year, China installed 300GW of new renewables and 0GW of geothermal, despite geothermal being "an inexhaustible 24/7 production capable".
Geothermal will compete with solar if they can get the cost low enough. I hope they succeed!