Hi cynical! Overhead is the sun - it is a massively more abundant energy resource than coal could ever be. It has run for billions of years and has at least one more left in it. Coal is a finite resource and not a very pleasant one to mine.
Solar generation is generally quite dispersed instead of few monolithic coal plants.
That's just solar. There is also wind and wave, geo-thermal and many more ways to generate electricity (power). That's diversification and that surely is easier to defend.
I would suggest that relying on one power source is painting yourself into a corner and then drinking the paint.
Solar generation is generally quite dispersed instead of few monolithic coal plants.
That's just solar. There is also wind and wave, geo-thermal and many more ways to generate electricity (power). That's diversification and that surely is easier to defend.
I would suggest that relying on one power source is painting yourself into a corner and then drinking the paint.