Well the entire raison d&#x27;être of a fossil fuel station is that it exploits the high energy density of its fuel.  Despite the incredible property of coal and gas it is hardly &quot;cheap&quot; exactly.  In a lot of economies energy bills would still be expensive for most people even if we only had coal and gas stations.  It is perfectly possible that local solar will be cheaper than fossil fuel in the long run, especially when you take transmission losses into account