Hurlbut: Building wind and solar is cheaper than fossil fuel plants
Brandon Hurlbut · Political Climate: Is the IRA under political threat? · Apr 26, 2024 · at 30:24
Brandon Hurlbut discusses levelized costs of renewable energy infrastructure compared to traditional fossil generation.
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“It's now cheaper to build wind and solar projects and fossil fuel plants.”
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