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The US Fleet of Wind and Solar Set for Huge Landfill and Waste

The Fiscal Replacement Treadmill Nobody Is Talking About.

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Stu Turley
Aug 06, 2026
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A recent post by Peter Clack (@PeterDClack) on X captured a growing reality that policymakers and industry advocates have long downplayed: the coming wave of wind turbine and solar panel retirements will expose a physical and financial nightmare of continuous renewal.

The fleet average in wind is 19 years, and they are rapidly approaching the end of th…

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