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Most new wind and solar projects will be cheaper than coal, report finds:
Almost two-thirds of wind and solar projects built globally last year will be able to generate cheaper electricity than even the world's cheapest new coal plants, according to a report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena).
The agency found that the falling cost of new windfarms and solar panels meant 62% of new renewable energy projects could undercut the cost of up to 800 gigawatts (GW) worth of coal plants, or almost enough to supply the UK's electricity needs 10 times over.
Solar power costs fell by 16% last year, according to the report, while the cost of onshore wind dropped 13% and offshore wind by 9%.
In less than a decade the cost of large-scale solar power has fallen by more than 85% while onshore wind has fallen almost 56% and offshore wind has declined by almost 48%. Francesco La Camera, Irena's director general, said the agency's latest research proved the world was "far beyond the tipping point of coal".
He said: "Today renewables are the cheapest source of power. Renewables present countries tied to coal with an economically attractive phase-out agenda that ensures they meet growing energy demand, while saving costs, adding jobs, boosting growth and meeting climate ambition."
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 25 2021, @05:11PM
t-hehehe just trade one overlord for another that is a monstrosity composef of a coal mine and a burner for a ginormous field of solar panels and/or wind turbines. both don't belong to you even tho in the second case you have access to the same source.
it's like paying a town clown to operate a giant fridge where you rent space for your food stuff (and cold beer).
if you can afford a fridge and a money-wasted-inseçure-in-3years-albeit-opensource-based phone then you should really (!) look into solar panels and microinverters.
(skipping one generation of iPhony would give you a 600 watt system, that's two panels plus microinverter. ~860 kWh/year. assume everybody with a iPhone (60 million people?) would skip one generation ... 860 kWh x 60'000'000 = 51'600'000'000 kWh ... 51.6TerraWhours/year (lol?)