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{quote} The entire reason renewables need incentives is because they are not cost effective. Otherwise, there would be no need for incentives. We should’ve invested in nuclear energy decades ago. ‘Infrastructure’ spending should go to actually upgrading infrastructure not pushing ideological agendas.
Well, by your logic we shouldn’t have to provide billions of dollars in subsidies to the oil and gas industry. But we do.
Nuclear energy is is clearly better than oil and gas, but it’s very expensive, and planning, permitting and construction take many years.
Geothermal, wind and solar come online much more quickly, and with battery storage can replace much of our oil and gas dependency at a lower cost.
As for reliability, I don’t call a power source (like oil and gas) where you can’t predict the price from day to day reliable. With renewable energy, once you’ve made the initial capital investment, the cost is negligible.
In responding to you, I’m assuming you are not a shill for the oil and gas industry, nor a complete idiot. Please don’t prove me wrong. Just inform yourself of the facts.