Fabulously-humble t1_j6cpo2a wrote
I don't understand. What is better than free?
Windmills and solar panels... once you build them. A little maintenance and free energy. No digging up energy. No putting it in or on a truck or tanker ship. No license plates and replacement tires and registrations and hiring drivers and ship captains and crew.
Nothing like that bullshit. Just sunlight and wind.
100 years from now I hope we think all that old fashioned stuff is stupid. Because it is.
psykedeliq t1_j6cyipk wrote
1 windmill or solar panel has infinitesimal (very small fraction) total energy compared to an oil well. The logistics/ supply chain has already been built up and developed. There’s a really strong economic incentive for oil and gas incumbents to want to preserve the status quo, even if it could be detrimental to humanity as a whole
Iwantmyoldnameback t1_j6d82qk wrote
How is 1 windmill, 1 solar panel, and 1 oil well at all comparable units that you could draw a conclusion from , wtf
psykedeliq t1_j6d8pov wrote
You can compare based on caped investments. Actually renewables are getting really competitive in that metric but even then, energy intensity of fossil fuel sources is really high.
Iwantmyoldnameback t1_j6dads2 wrote
That is not an explanation for why you are comparing one solar panel to one oil well as if they are comparable units. That does not make sense.
psykedeliq t1_j6devfb wrote
Forgive me for not completely thinking out my response
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