Activists who embrace nuclear power

Re:Activists who embrace nuclear power by epistasis on Sunday February 21, 2021 @03:04PM (#26216612)

If I were in Texas last week, I would have loved to have a home solar system with a battery that let me island from the grid. This is definitely practical and happening even at today's high prices.

In a decade, ERCOT will look nothing like it does today. It will have massive amounts of solar and storage, and even more wind. This is replacing gas plants as they age out.

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Re:Activists who embrace nuclear power by jfubxyb on Sunday February 21, 2021 @03:27PM (#26216837)

A buddy of mine has solar panels. During the storm they got covered in ice and snow, and generated about 180 watt hours in a 24 hour period

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Re:Activists who embrace nuclear power by epistasis on Sunday February 21, 2021 @03:42PM (#26216973)

This is not a typical experience, from what I've heard. But for exceptional cases, in addition to fixed storage in our homes, we should be able to use our EV batteries for items of exceptional need, as they typically can handle 3-4 days worth of energy needs.

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Re:Activists who embrace nuclear power by selimthegrim on Sunday February 21, 2021 @08:54PM (#26219794)

You would think that but some municipalities like New Orleans are addicted to the franchise taxes from new gas plants and roll over for the utilities (I am speaking about the South in general)

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