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Re:Renewables supplied 65% of new US utility-scale generatin... by reaperman on Tuesday May 16, 2023 @05:41PM (#35968129)
> Hydropower can definitely be sustained indefinitely.

That’s absolutely not what “sustainable” means.

The difference between “renewable” and “sustainable” isn’t a fringe concept. It’s been pretty well accepted for about 55 years now.

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Re:Renewables supplied 65% of new US utility-scale generatin... by WastingMyTime89 on Tuesday May 16, 2023 @08:45PM (#35969883)
That’s exactly what sustainable means: “able to be maintained at a certain rate or level”.

And even in the specific meaning you are pushing, the actual impact of hydro is questionable. Until you take a die hard position that no ecosystem whatsoever should be disturbed the benefit vs loss analysis is more than compelling.

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Re:Renewables supplied 65% of new US utility-scale generatin... by reaperman on Wednesday May 17, 2023 @08:30AM (#35974338)
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/sustainability

Definition #2:

> the quality of not being harmful to the environment or depleting natural resources, and thereby supporting long-term ecological balance:

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