All of what infrastructure? The UK has gas peaking plants - OCGTs - that work perhaps 20 hours a year, when the electricity price is at its very highest level. Modern gas plants are incredibly inexpe… (View Post)

Yep, and they'll have a role - particularly gas. But gas will only be used at night and when the wind isn't blowing. (View Post)

Well, I agree that - in the medium term - energy use is pretty elastic. But it's not *that* elastic. Per capita energy consumption in the developed world peaked in the early 1970s. And I think i… (View Post)

When you say "choice", aren't you positing democracy? (View Post)

The underlyings are here: https://civiqs.com/results/economy_us_now?annotations=true&uncertainty=true&zoomIn=true&net=true&party=Republican The chart is from the NYTimes, but I can�… (View Post)