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Re:EU experts to say nuclear power qualifies for green inves... by rhodozelia on Saturday March 27, 2021 @04:03PM (#26605132)
Imagine how overbuilt and under utilized a communications network would have to be in order for it to work the same way people imagine solar and wind power can be transported across the country.

Networks offer the best return on investment when they are fully utilized not sitting idle.

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Re:EU experts to say nuclear power qualifies for green inves... by oblio on Monday March 29, 2021 @04:04AM (#26618748)
Aren't communication networks also overbuilt and underutilized ? After all that's why retail ISPs oversubscribe so much, and why we had issues at the start of the lockdowns.

If anything, communication networks are even spikier, which means that they need to be more overprovisioned than a power grid.

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