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"path": "/2026/03/27/renewables-are-cheap-myth/",
"publishedAt": "2026-03-27T21:00:00.000Z",
"site": "https://wattsupwiththat.com",
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"textContent": "I have long been meaning to address the myth that renewables provide the cheapest electricity. This myth has achieved “everybody knows that” status which means that a rebuttal must have strong supporting arguments. A series of articles at the Science of Doom blog by Steve Carson explains why this myth is not true. He sums it up: “We built a lot of cheap intermittent energy, and now the expensive part is making the system work when that energy isn’t there.”",
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