They get a ton of govt subsidies. Otherwise would be much more expensive than the coal/nat gas plants. Have been putting those in moth balls for the last decade or so - can't afford to maintain them while competing with the wind/solar output.
And don't get me started on the batteries and how "good they are for the environment" crap. I wish people would research how long a battery or solar panel last and what happens to them at the end of their life. Absolutely ignorant and/or uninformed to claim they are better for our environment
T Boone Pickens, oil tycoon, bought a wind farm in either Texas or Oklahoma.
These guys do it for the tax benefits. They push for "clean environment" because it puts money in their pocket.
The idea of a wind and solar economy is for the really, really stupid, uninformed, or corrupted by money/politics.
They get a ton of govt subsidies. Otherwise would be much more expensive than the coal/nat gas plants. Have been putting those in moth balls for the last decade or so - can't afford to maintain them while competing with the wind/solar output.
And don't get me started on the batteries and how "good they are for the environment" crap. I wish people would research how long a battery or solar panel last and what happens to them at the end of their life. Absolutely ignorant and/or uninformed to claim they are better for our environment