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Originally Posted by whell
No doubt. When planning where an area will generate power for the grid, the planners will play to the area's geological and geographic strengths. I suspect there are parts of Germany where one generating strategy has more economic and output benefits than others.
At present, Mi gets most of it's electric capacity from nuclear. MI retired it's aging coal fired plants. That capacity was replaced by natural gas and wind, because that's what made the most sense for the generating potential per dollar. Solar will be in the state's future when the benefits of solar make more economic sense than other renewable sources.
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Agree (see, we can actually agree on something
), though I'm a bit puzzled by you buying into plans that contradict your oft-stated climate change skepticism. That said, photovoltaic solar panels continue to get cheaper and more efficient and, unlike wind turbines, don't require much, if any, preventive maintenance and will likely continue to increase their market share in the future.