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Re:Many scientists see fusion as the future of energy – and ... by ncmncm on Wednesday October 05, 2022 @08:57PM (#33103090)
I have seen plenty of land foolishly wasted on single-use solar farms. That does not make it smart. In the future those will find themselves undercut by dual-use farms that continue doing what they did before solar was added.

Rooftops will not be much that.

Deserts are a particularly dumb place for solar farms, but ignorant investors love the idea, so lots of money is wasted on them.

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Re:Many scientists see fusion as the future of energy – and ... by lovemenot on Thursday October 06, 2022 @01:57AM (#33104865)
You could be right, and I hope you are. But, given the current state of development in agrivoltaics and such, your prediction has too much certainty.

All power to those projects, but they are really just experimental at this point. Not inevitable.

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