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Re:The euro has tumbled near parity to the US dollar by seanmcdirmid on Monday July 11, 2022 @09:59PM (#32064694)
Solar and wind are also inflexible (they generate when sun and wind are out, not on demand). In addition to hydro, natural gas is on demand, which is why we’ve shifted a lot of generating capacity to it. But that makes Europe dependent on Russia and contributes green house gases even if it doesn’t emit much air pollution.
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Re:The euro has tumbled near parity to the US dollar by Kuinox on Tuesday July 12, 2022 @11:13AM (#32071153)
Hydro is even better, you can modify some dam, then pump water back before the dam, storing energy for later usage which make a very cheap energy storage.
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Re:The euro has tumbled near parity to the US dollar by seanmcdirmid on Tuesday July 12, 2022 @09:26PM (#32077960)
Lake mead is hydro. It’s just not being fed so much Rocky Mountain snow melt anymore.
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