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Wind and solar unbeatable for low cost new electricity (cosmosmagazine.com)
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Wind and solar unbeatable for low cost new electricity::Onshore wind and solar photovoltaic technologies have maintained their position as the lowest cost form of new electricity generation, despite global supply

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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You might find https://surplusenergyeconomics.wordpress.com/2023/07/18/259-the-way-we-live-next/ interesting.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Most interesting indeed.
So the cost of energy is a complex topic and this guy has studied many aspects of that.

Amongst other things he wrote :
Morgan, Tim (2013). Life After Growth. Petersfield, UK: Harriman House. ISBN 9780857193391

He discusses the energy cost of energy or : Energy return on investment

He gives an estimate of $130 trillion usd for the global cost of energy transition with a link to the source ... I don't understand how this estimate is made though.