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Solar plus batteries cheaper than gas — IRENA report (gasoutlook.com)

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A new IRENA report finds that 24/7 “firm” clean energy is cheaper than coal and gas in many parts of the world. The Iran war may catalyze faster adoption.

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[–] sparkyshocks@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 days ago

How the fuck is that the best option right now? Why can't my provider make use of economies of scale and buy a container ship full of solar panels.

Same reason why the cheapest option for a household that already owns a gasoline powered vehicle is to keep using the vehicle they already own.

If it were starting from scratch, solar+battery would be cheaper than new gas. But as it stands now, the gas plant is already built and operational, so a new solar plant would have to compete with "already built, no additional funds necessary for construction."