Re:Extinction Rebellion: Nuclear power 'only option' says fo...
by dispat0r on Friday September 11, 2020 @06:04AM
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As mentioned by topbanana you need storage for renewables. No good solution at the moment for that problem.
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Re:Extinction Rebellion: Nuclear power 'only option' says fo...
by pjc50 on Friday September 11, 2020 @06:07AM
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.. but we've already done that 5 to 25% increase. Without significant storage. Storage will be needed to get to 100%, but we've already displaced all the coal generation with renewables! (and, I admit, some gas)
Don't let the best be the enemy of the good. Keep expanding the renewables until 0-carbon moments are possible and curtailment starts to be a problem. Maybe 50%?
(or, in meme format: noooo, you can't just replace everything with renewables! haha wind turbine go brrr)