Levelized cost of energy for various renewable technologies in 2010 and 2022.  All except geothermal dropped.  Onshore wind and solar are below the cost of fossil fuels.  Other technologies overlap with the lower end of fossil fuel electric generation costs

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    1 year ago

    Maybe I am wrong, but geothermal I think is quite site specific. You either have that resource our you do not. Hint, Iceland has it. Solar and Wind seem a lot more general. Agree, most of the hydro sites are probably taken.

    Biomass. Note sure most biomass is specifically grown. It is usually waste disposal. Not even sure this is really that sustainable long run. Are there sustainable biomass plans?