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In 2015, Mark Jacobson published a paper claiming
that a low cost, all wind/solar/hydro grid for the US
was possible. The papers was debunked in a 2017 analysis
by Clack et al. In response, Jacobson sued Clack,
violating just about every rule for scientific inquiry
in the book. Jacobson eventually lost that suit,
but his paper has been enormously influential.
The Clack response in phrased in academic terms
and not an easy read.
Here's a simple analysis that addresses just one
of Jacobson's implausible assumptions.