Reply To Bistline And Blanford: Letter Reaffirms Conclusions And Highlights Flaws In Previous Research

Bistline and Blanford’s (1) (hereinafter BB16) comments about Jacobson et al. (2) (hereinafter J15) are incorrect or unsubstantiated, and thus affect no conclusion in J15. However, their remarks highlight the failure of previous decarbonization studies to treat many existing storage options, load reduction upon electrification, accurate wind power, and true nuclear and carbon capture costs.[↵][1]1To whom correspondence should be addressed. Email: jacobson{at}stanford.edu. [1]: #xref-corresp-1-1