Before revision: The paradox of the energy transition is that , because of the low marginal costs of new renewable energy sources (RES) , it drags electricity prices down and discourages investments in flexible productions that are needed to compensate for the lack of dispatchability of the new RES - the energy transition discourages the investments that are required for its own harmonious expansion.
After revision: The paradox of the energy transition is that , because of the low marginal costs of new renewable energy sources (RES) , it drags electricity prices down and discourages investments in flexible productions that are needed to compensate for the lack of dispatchability of the new RES . The energy transition thus discourages the investments that are required for its own harmonious expansion.