lost_in_life_34 t1_j9zrolh wrote on February 25, 2023 at 7:41 PM

the price of electricity from wind won't go up if Russia or some other fossil fuel nation decides they want to extort money from the rest of the world. In 1973 we had an economy that was screwed for a decade or longer after Saudi Arabia stopped selling oil to us and other geopolitics. With all the energy efficiency codes and energy independence in the last 40 years Russia invaded Ukraine and it had no effect on us but look at what happened in Europe

and over time there will be less fossil fuel infrastructure

CapeManiac t1_ja2v477 wrote on February 26, 2023 at 12:57 PM

This is also why nuclear power is a good option (for electric)

The issue is we will need fossil “fuels” for materials like asphalt, shingles, plastics, etc.

Also we need batteries for vehicles which will come from foreign lands. The materials for batteries will simply be the new “oil” we rely on others to provide.