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Re:Fossil fuels fall below 50% of US electricity for the fir... by ashoeafoot on Monday April 21, 2025 @09:25AM (#43751771)
What could real push a shift would be thermal longtime storage. Basically heatpump heating with a artificial heat stored underground in the summer.
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Re:Fossil fuels fall below 50% of US electricity for the fir... by mulmen on Monday April 21, 2025 @03:16PM (#43755424)
What geological impacts does heating the ground cause?
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Re:Fossil fuels fall below 50% of US electricity for the fir... by jandrese on Monday April 21, 2025 @04:33PM (#43756156)
If you could figure out a way to do this economically you could have a real winner. Ground source heat pumps already exist, but they're so expensive to install that they basically never make their cost back vs. air source heat pumps.
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