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Re:Germany to Rethink Nuclear Shutdown as Energy Crisis Deepens by ncmncm on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @03:12PM (#32170724)
> include storage, solar / wind has both the worst prices and externalities.

Absolutely false. Most storage used today (95%+) is pumped hydro, which is very cheap. Costs for all kinds of storage are falling even faster than solar or wind ever did.

There are no theoretical limitations on storage. Most storage is just E = Fx, understood and applied for centuries.

If you have to lie to make your case, what does that tell readers about your case?

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Re:Germany to Rethink Nuclear Shutdown as Energy Crisis Deepens by nephanth on Sunday July 24, 2022 @12:14PM (#32214834)
My bad if it was unclear, "theoretical limitations" obviously concerned chemical means of storage.

Hydro is ideal, but the problem is it needs mountains and huge amounts of water, which aren't accessible everywhere

You also didn't address the main point: storage drives up costs and externalities which most people advocating for intermittent sources seem to completely sweep under the rug

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