• partial_accumen@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    What an unusual stance. You eluded to the externalities of other sources as your concern. For coal I would agree. However, for wind and solar the studies have shown those to be substantially cheaper even with externalities factored in.

    What do you base your reasoning on that wind and solar are not factoring in externalities?

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        1 year ago

        This doesn’t seem like a strong argument against wind that a wind farm planned for a 20 year life ran for 20 years, and was then dismantled.

        I don’t want to put words in your mouth, but I can only make some assumptions about where the gravity is for your point.

        • Are you arguing that a wind farm, once existing, should continue in perpetuity or not be built at all?
        • Are you arguing that an abandoned wind farm isn’t pleasant to look at?

        I’m interested in your viewpoint.