Renewables supplied 65% of new US utility-scale generating capacity in Q1 2023

Re:Renewables supplied 65% of new US utility-scale generatin... by passwordoops on Tuesday May 16, 2023 @04:36PM (#35967414)

To push back on the push back, being in Quebec, I always thought we were safe because of the Hydro (we're at 98% Hydro power - really this and the abundant supply of water are why I still stay here), but it looks like we're hitting the limit and will have trouble meeting demand in 10 years time [0], especially considering exports to New York and other northeast states.

Also, dams are expensive. You're looking at $2B per project, at least here, and you need to flood an immense amount of land.

Really, we should get over our paranoia and lift the artificial hurdles on nuclear so the plants can be built faster and cheaper. Or, at least in the states, bite the bullet and leverage your extensive gas fields to develop a solar industry [1]

[0] https://www.electricityforum.com/news/canada-energy-shortage

[1] https://doomberg.substack.com/p/a-serious-proposal-on-us-ene...

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Re:Renewables supplied 65% of new US utility-scale generatin... by beembeem on Tuesday May 16, 2023 @06:34PM (#35968684)

Thanks for linking those sources. I think this is the key part of the article:

> increased demand over the coming years, including data centres, cryptocurrency miners and greenhouses.

Price them out. Don't give sweetheart deals to uses that aren't beneficial to the local economy. Additionally, these uses don't necessitate baseload. Crypto should be using cheap, renewable variable power sources. I'm genuinely curious what greenhouses means in this case. Heating indoor crops in the winter? Geothermal would be more effective for this. [1]

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZD_3_gsgsnk

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