Natural gas is the cheapest power source; wind and solar are the most expensive and the most unreliable

 Despite some claims that wind and solar are less expensive than conventional power, the opposite is true, James Taylor writes.

Two recent analyses found natural gas is the most affordable, reliable and clean electrical power source. Not far behind natural gas are nuclear, hydro and coal. Lagging at the bottom of the affordability and reliability scorecard are wind and solar power.

Additionally, wind and solar require disrupting and developing far more land and ecosystems than other power sources, and directly kill far more animals than other power sources, including many protected and endangered species...<<<Read More>>>...