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Re:Stargate Project: SoftBank, OpenAI, Oracle, MGX to build ... by segasaturn on Tuesday January 21, 2025 @05:47PM (#42786127)
How much capacity does solar and wind add compared to nuclear, per square foot of land used? Also I thought the new administration was placing a ban on new renewable installations.
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Re:Stargate Project: SoftBank, OpenAI, Oracle, MGX to build ... by bryanlarsen on Tuesday January 21, 2025 @05:58PM (#42786252)
The ban is on offshore wind and for government loans for renewables. Won't really affect Texas much, it's Massachusetts that'll have to deal with more expensive energy.
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Re:Stargate Project: SoftBank, OpenAI, Oracle, MGX to build ... by energy123 on Tuesday January 21, 2025 @07:05PM (#42786921)
Does anyone know how the ban on onshore will work. Is it on federal lands only? If so, how big of a deal is that?

I read this but it lacks information: https://apnews.com/article/wind-energy-offshore-turbines-tru...

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Re:Stargate Project: SoftBank, OpenAI, Oracle, MGX to build ... by hooli_gan on Tuesday January 21, 2025 @05:50PM (#42786160)
Isn't there enough space in Texas? There are only 114 people per square mile. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas
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Re:Stargate Project: SoftBank, OpenAI, Oracle, MGX to build ... by itishappy on Tuesday January 21, 2025 @05:54PM (#42786207)
Why does it matter? Is land at a premium in Texas?
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Re:Stargate Project: SoftBank, OpenAI, Oracle, MGX to build ... by zekrioca on Wednesday January 22, 2025 @12:05AM (#42789219)
It doesn’t.
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Re:Stargate Project: SoftBank, OpenAI, Oracle, MGX to build ... by malfist on Tuesday January 21, 2025 @06:23PM (#42786515)
Why is that a useful metric? There is a lot of land.
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Re:Stargate Project: SoftBank, OpenAI, Oracle, MGX to build ... by zekrioca on Wednesday January 22, 2025 @12:03AM (#42789202)
Because the commenter is a pro-nuclear who thinks it will solve all of short-term demand problems.
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