2026-07-11 22:24 UTC
First, while I agree that the dramatic cost declines that we've seen in solar and batteries over the past 15 years are a goddamn miracle, I'm a bit worried about folks underestimating how easy hard decarbonization will be in practice.
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@hausfath@fediscience.org 2026-07-11 22:24
Solar can do a lot to displace daytime fossil fuel use, and batteries can help it push into the evening, but solar + storage is not necessarily cheaper than gas in the US today. We shouldn't oversell how much folks electricity prices will decline near-term with renewables.