> To understand how there can be so many options and none of them good, we first have to talk about renewable energy certificates.
Because green energy as currently conceived is a pipe dream.
You are being too kind. In the minds of the charlatans pushing this crappola it is not a dream. It is a means to an end. Like snake oil. They know it is crappola, but don’t care so long as they get their cut. Remember Solyndra. The REC’s are a way to package BS. Kind of like a stage magician waving a shiny doodad in front of a crowd while palming the object that should be of interest. Renewables don’t make sense because their energy density is too low to be useful.