Comment on Portugal Runs on 100% Renewables Dropping Consumer Electric Bills to Nearly Zero for 6 Days in a Row

• Szymon@lemmy.ca ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Thats the “refuse to innovate with our profits” part I said

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  • LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    And? It still is going to cost money.

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    • fushuan@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Companies have obtained tons of public money for research, then charge extra for the research investment. Its a joke.

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    • Szymon@lemmy.ca ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Correction, it has already cost us money, except the people receiving it we’re not responsible with the money.

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• Knusper@feddit.de ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I constantly hear about or see data that solar and wind power are quite a bit cheaper than other methods by now.

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  • LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Still costs money. It’s never going to be free.

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    • Knusper@feddit.de ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Well, in the short-term, yeah. But for the mid- to long-term, it’s quite a traditional investment. Pay some money now to build renewables and decommission coal power plants, but eventually break even, because the running cost per kWh produced is quite a bit lower.

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