> is going to be extremely high to make it profitable to build a plant that only runs 3% of the time.
It's probably fine, as the cost of renewable electricity is now lower than the fuel cost (aka the variable cost) of these plants.
In a lot of places, it's now cheaper to run a gas plant with renewables than without, as the build costs of the renewables is lower than the cost of the fuel they prevent to get burned.
It's probably fine, as the cost of renewable electricity is now lower than the fuel cost (aka the variable cost) of these plants.
In a lot of places, it's now cheaper to run a gas plant with renewables than without, as the build costs of the renewables is lower than the cost of the fuel they prevent to get burned.