It also depends which use cases we're talking about. For dependable electricity generation, I'm sure that wind/solar are very competitive in certain geographic regions (assuming power lines and infra are in place).

More importantly, I think, are the uses of energy that go into logistics/transportation and emergency (backup) power generation. And there's just no substitute for oil and natural gas there. They just have such astounding advantages in terms of energy density, portability, etc. that anyone claiming otherwise is a paid shill and/or a charlatan.

I personally subscribe to Lyn Alden's view on the oil market over the next 5-10 years and think there'll be a structural bull run just due to limited capex in the past 15 years. The world isn't going to run out of oil just yet and if clean energy sources can't compete with oil in a world with elevated fossil fuel prices, then it doesn't deserve to be shilled as ridiculously as it is today.