Dispelling the Cult Claim—”Wind and Solar are Lower Cost Generation than Natural Gas”
Intrigued by the many eco-warriors touting how wind and solar are cheaper generation sources then natural gas I decided to use Scott Luft’s (Cold Air) compilation of data for 2023 to calculate on a “simple” basis what each generation source actually cost us ratepayers/taxpayers to see if the claims made were even close to the truth. Below is a small sampling of what the claims were and who made them! Please note that four of them are registered “charities” and one is from the Federal Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change!
Environmental Defence
“While natural gas prices have skyrocketed in the last year and will remain volatile, wind and solar are now the cheapest form of new electricity generation and offer lower rates for the consumer.“
Ontario Clean Air Alliance
“Solar and wind power now cost a fraction of what power from gas-fired power plants or nuclear reactors costs. It is simply the lowest cost way to meet our growing electricity needs, and Ontario has tremendous solar and wind potential.”
David Suzuki Foundation
“As we move to clean, renewable electricity, we also move to more affordable energy for households in Canada. This is in part because renewable electricity sources like wind and solar are now the cheapest forms of electricity in history.“
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