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Re:First new U.S. nuclear reactor since 2016 is now in opera... by tick_tock_tick on Wednesday December 27, 2023 @06:08PM (#38787983)
Batteries haven't gotten cheap; unless we get some crazy breakthrough total wind and solar power production will probably peak within the next 20 years.
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Re:First new U.S. nuclear reactor since 2016 is now in opera... by angiosperm on Wednesday December 27, 2023 @09:33PM (#38789330)
We already had the crazy breakthrough, which is why solar and wind production are on an exponential growth curve.
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Re:First new U.S. nuclear reactor since 2016 is now in opera... by mikeyouse on Wednesday December 27, 2023 @09:51PM (#38789449)
You don't even "need" crazy battery breakthroughs - you can just build more wind and solar than you need + enough transmission infrastructure so you can deliver it to where it's needed. Of course batteries are getting cheaper regardless.
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