Wind and solar are now beating coal in the US

Re:Wind and solar are now beating coal in the US by EamonnMR on Thursday April 27, 2023 @04:17PM (#35733956)

Be pretty cool if a wind farm could be tough enough to run normally during a hurricane, though you'd need a lot of storage.

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Re:Wind and solar are now beating coal in the US by babelthuap on Thursday April 27, 2023 @04:45PM (#35734288)

Yes. Exactly. What if they could retract into the ground? Now that would be awesome and a real advancement. Protect that bag of eggs!

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Re:Wind and solar are now beating coal in the US by 123pie123 on Thursday April 27, 2023 @06:17PM (#35735256)

what is this obsession with eggs and "green" energy

are you trying to do some sort of propaganda thing implying green energy is fragile?

fwiw - they're not, they're designed to a seriously stronge even in hurrican weather, but never let your personal opinions get in the way of your misinformation or story

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Re:Wind and solar are now beating coal in the US by dukeyukey on Thursday April 27, 2023 @07:24PM (#35735785)

I suspect wind turbines are already designed to deal with high winds, especially if you're building them in hurricane-prone areas.

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Re:Wind and solar are now beating coal in the US by outworlder on Thursday April 27, 2023 @08:49PM (#35736316)

And immensely strong turbines (aka expensive). We could do it, but there would be no point.

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