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Re:China is building more coal plants but might burn less coal by macspoofing on Tuesday February 20, 2024 @09:08AM (#39441461)
As a substitute for battery storage?
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Re:China is building more coal plants but might burn less coal by tzs on Tuesday February 20, 2024 @09:36AM (#39441826)
For baseload. Battery storage only came up in this branch of the thread because wind and solar don't cover baseload.
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Re:China is building more coal plants but might burn less coal by macspoofing on Tuesday February 20, 2024 @10:20AM (#39442313)
Right .. Nuclear is fine. It is a perfectly viable way to power your economy. Solar/Wind/Batteries are not.
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