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Re:India's richest man pouring $80B into green energy, inclu... by oneoff786 on Friday January 14, 2022 @11:06AM (#29936146)
That’s not really a counterpoint. That hydro isn’t an infinite source of energy isn’t remarkable.
Re:India's richest man pouring $80B into green energy, inclu... by vidarh on Saturday January 15, 2022 @07:36AM (#29945887)
The point is not that it isn't infinite, but that you can't rely on it always being available, just as with wind or solar. You still need fallbacks unless you over dimension massively, and over dimensioning hydro storage comes with massive ecological impact.