Yeah the article seems to be “Nuclear and fossil fuels are reliable and list that as an advantage, geothermal is also reliable and lists that as an advantage”, to which: yeah? That is the case. The problem with fossil fuels is that they are an exceptionally good energy source, apart from the fact that they are slowly choking the planet. If they werent so good at providing energy they would be a lot easier to replace.
The article goes a little further than that. The problem is not just nuclear, fossil, and geothermal listing reliability as an advantage.
If the article is to be believed, reliable power production is not a significant benefit anymore, given the extent of storage options to store the energy from intermittent wind and solar.
So the problem is, the geothermal industry is attacking wind and solar energy, using a talking point that is no longer valid - just like the fossil fuel industry is doing.
And attacks on wind and solar based on false premises are bad.
Aye, there’s the rub. Contending that reliability of electricity generation isnt an important fact is wishful thinking at best (and boosterism of something you’re invested in at worst). There is nowhere bigger than an isolated town or so that manages a grid without either reliable generation or power exchanges with another location that does have reliable generation.
Yeah the article seems to be “Nuclear and fossil fuels are reliable and list that as an advantage, geothermal is also reliable and lists that as an advantage”, to which: yeah? That is the case. The problem with fossil fuels is that they are an exceptionally good energy source, apart from the fact that they are slowly choking the planet. If they werent so good at providing energy they would be a lot easier to replace.
The article goes a little further than that. The problem is not just nuclear, fossil, and geothermal listing reliability as an advantage.
If the article is to be believed, reliable power production is not a significant benefit anymore, given the extent of storage options to store the energy from intermittent wind and solar.
So the problem is, the geothermal industry is attacking wind and solar energy, using a talking point that is no longer valid - just like the fossil fuel industry is doing.
And attacks on wind and solar based on false premises are bad.
Aye, there’s the rub. Contending that reliability of electricity generation isnt an important fact is wishful thinking at best (and boosterism of something you’re invested in at worst). There is nowhere bigger than an isolated town or so that manages a grid without either reliable generation or power exchanges with another location that does have reliable generation.