Economics isn’t rubbish. Yes you can get X kWh at below Yc/kWh every month, *as long as you are willing to let equipment sit mostly idle. My point about 3c/kWh is simply the point where you can both operate equipment 1/3 of the time in most locations thus minimizing transmission issues, and you aren’t limited by the surplus of the local electricity grid. It’s simply a point of comparison. Sure, you can get
It’s also meaningful when including transportation and all other overhead bunker fuel gives you ~15c/kWh after you burn it, though this varies a lot. https://agtransport.usda.gov/Fuel/Daily-Bunker-Fuel-Prices/y...
Include overhead and green hydrogen generation is currently dramatically more expensive and it needs drastic efficiency gains to be viable. That’s simply the truth.