Quote Originally Posted by bob_3000 View Post
The upside is it only has to be built once compared to constant burning of whatever is burned to create energy.
The downside of the “up side” is by the time that carbon used to build it has been compensated for by generating “carbon free” power... that will be worn out and obsolete.

Once again, I am not saying don’t build them. But build them where they make sense. It is also not valid to claim they save the environment. They just create different issues.