> "In the US, it's cheaper to build and operate wind farms than buy fossil fuels."
That's not the headline. The headline is cheaper than natural gas, which is a relatively expensive fossil fuel, but also historically cheap at the moment.
However, natural gas is great at providing power on-demand and at small scale, which is exactly what you need to even out the highly volatile output of wind energy. Natural gas and wind energy are complements, not competitors.
That's not the headline. The headline is cheaper than natural gas, which is a relatively expensive fossil fuel, but also historically cheap at the moment.
However, natural gas is great at providing power on-demand and at small scale, which is exactly what you need to even out the highly volatile output of wind energy. Natural gas and wind energy are complements, not competitors.