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Re:Three Mile Island nuclear plant restart in Microsoft AI p... by nradov on Friday September 20, 2024 @02:05PM (#41604248)
That doesn't work very well for the Western North America. After sunset there is nowhere to obtain much solar or wind power. We're not going to build a transmission cable to Hawaii.
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Re:Three Mile Island nuclear plant restart in Microsoft AI p... by KerrAvon on Friday September 20, 2024 @04:00PM (#41605097)
the wind doesn't stop blowing after sunset, and grid-scale batteries are a thing
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Re:Three Mile Island nuclear plant restart in Microsoft AI p... by nradov on Friday September 20, 2024 @05:00PM (#41605478)
The wind slows down a lot after sunset in most of North America. Grid scale batteries aren't really a thing yet. Someday maybe, but it's going to take many years to provision enough to handle the nighttime base load on the west coast.
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Re:Three Mile Island nuclear plant restart in Microsoft AI p... by bryanlarsen on Friday September 20, 2024 @09:52PM (#41606876)
You've got that backwards. The wind is stronger at night in most of North America.

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