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Solar and wind are subsidized by everything else that puts electricity into the grid when the sky is dark or calm.

They are a supplement to, not a straight replacement for, nuclear or gas or anything else.

Factor in the cost of filling in the gaps, and solar and wind don't come out ahead.



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