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Re:Why Nuclear Power, Not Renewables, Is the Path to Low-Car... by beaconstudios on Monday June 14, 2021 @11:09AM (#27503489)
That may well be true, but washing in the sink uses almost no energy - to directly compare the two, you'd have to compare the energy used directly by a dishwasher and hand washing (heating the water), plus the energy required to filter the waste water from each.
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Re:Why Nuclear Power, Not Renewables, Is the Path to Low-Car... by arcticbull on Monday June 14, 2021 @11:17AM (#27503590)
I agree it obviously doesn't use much power, though in a lot of places fresh water is a much bigger concern (and that's really saying something). California comes to mind.
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