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Originally Posted by Bownesian
Do you think there is capital enough to support an exponential growth in electricity infrastructure?
Do you think there is a means to replace oil as a long-range transportation fuel?
Do you think that if solar and wind were to become so much cheaper than non-renewable sources (which has far from happened yet), that the prices would continue to sustain exponential growth?
Basically, do you have any evidence to support that assertion?
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Well...obviously there is a limit to how much power is produced based on how much power we actually need...so I guess you've won that point in that it won't grow exponentially in perpetuity.
Overall, what's holding back solar power is the cost of producing the solar units and proper battery storage. Both things that are getting cheaper and more efficient all the time. Yes, you are right, I have no proof that we will finally reach that barrier when units and battery storage become cheap and efficient enough to replace other forms of power. However, you have no proof that it won't happen either.