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    9 months ago

    Sure but they can’t replace fossil fuels. Every single renewable energy scheme that a government invests int has Natural Gas plants that are running 24/7 to handle peak demand and smooth out the supply curve of solar/wind.

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        9 months ago

        They can’t be kept on cold standby, so they aren’t running at 100% capacity 24/7, but they do have to run.