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Re:Nothing like this will be built again (2002) by mdorazio on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @10:31AM (#29892617)
One would hope that by 2050 energy storage and/or long-range transmission will be a non-issue for renewables, rendering this argument moot.
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Re:Nothing like this will be built again (2002) by foobiekr on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @10:53AM (#29892980)
Given the latency for big projects we’d likely have at least a somewhat clear idea of what that storage would be approximately now. Do we?
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Re:Nothing like this will be built again (2002) by caoilte on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @11:46AM (#29893915)
wind/solar/battery projects are very fast to spin up. That's another thing which makes them attractive over nuclear.
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Re:Nothing like this will be built again (2002) by speedgoose on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @10:42AM (#29892798)
I hope too.
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