I mean im guessing its because it may not be as profitable, or atleast at first, boycotts or directly just capitalism fucking everything up? i legit always imagine aliens seeing us still use coal while having DISCOVERED IN 1932
I mean im guessing its because it may not be as profitable, or atleast at first, boycotts or directly just capitalism fucking everything up? i legit always imagine aliens seeing us still use coal while having DISCOVERED IN 1932
Because solar panels degrade (down to 80% aber ~25 years) and wind turbines are also only engineered for ~30 years.
You could use them for longer, but it usually makes more economic sense to dump/recycle them and put up new ones, which usually produce quite a bit more power.