Natural gas’s dominance as power-plant fuel in the US is fading fast as the cost of electricity generated by wind farms and solar projects tumbles, according to Guggenheim Securities.
Utility-scale solar is now about a third cheaper than gas-fired power, while onshore wind is about 44% less expensive, Guggenheim analysts led by Shahriar Pourreza said Monday in a note to clients.
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readbeanicecream@beehaw.org · 2 pts · 3y
I prepped my gas generator yesterday as part of my hurricane season prep. The whole time, between expletives, I fantasized about going solar.
duskfall@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
bettyspaghetti@beehaw.org · 1 pts · 3y
That’s incredible. I hadn’t been paying attention to the cost of solar in the last few years because I live in a community with an HOA that doesn’t allow solar panels. Smh.
argv_minus_one@beehaw.org · 0 pts · 3y
Rooftops without solar panels are an eyesore.
bettyspaghetti@beehaw.org · 1 pts · 3y
Completely agree. A scorched earth from climate change is more of an eyesore than solar panels on rooftops but okay HOA.
BrooklynMan@lemmy.ml · 0 pts · 3y
maybe time to start bugging the HOA board
bettyspaghetti@beehaw.org · 1 pts · 3y
Yup a few of us have requested it be added to the agenda of the next meeting. I fucking hate HOAs.
cavemeat@beehaw.org · 1 pts · 3y
Oh this is excellent news, since the profit monkeys might start seeing dollars and we finalky start mass migrating to solar power.