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Re:Nuclear energy is clean by phyzome on Monday August 01, 2022 @06:19AM (#32304006)
Actually, this is something I'm not clear on: Why can't we just add free-spinning "generators" to the grid to contribute inertia?
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Re:Nuclear energy is clean by ncmncm on Monday August 01, 2022 @08:31AM (#32305050)
Costs money. And, unnecessary.
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Re:Nuclear energy is clean by phyzome on Tuesday August 02, 2022 @07:50AM (#32317456)
It's pretty clearly necessary to solve. And any kind of energy generation costs money. So I don't think that, unqualified, those are good reasons.
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Re:Nuclear energy is clean by ncmncm on Tuesday August 02, 2022 @09:49AM (#32318421)
Free-spinning wheels generate no energy. Electronics do the job much cheaper.
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