Conservatives could just as easily call intermittent renewables the irrational wedge issue created by liberals. I think you need to actually make a non-symmetric argument about how it supposedly lowers energy prices. All the places that have invested in wind and solar have seen electricity prices go up and all the places that stuck with fossil hydro and nuclear did not. Thats pretty strong evidence that the all-in cost of wind and solar is high
> All the places that have invested in wind and solar have seen electricity prices go up and all the places that stuck with fossil hydro and nuclear did not.
You’re quite far out of your depth here.
The science has concluded that renewables decrease electricity costs. But comparing regions the ones that went straight into renewables were the ones with nearly 100% fossil fuel usage which were desperate for alternatives.
They started with expensive electricity and fossil fuels still often are the marginal producer in their systems.
And don’t get me started on investing in nuclear power taking 20 years to build and delivering $170-250/MWh electricity today. That is pure lunacy to propose.
