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Re:Why are European countries moving their gold out of North... by watwut on Saturday September 05, 2026 @08:43AM (#49575994)
You dont need "very sunny" for solar to work. If you need to invent dark windless winter to make a non existent issue maybe you are just too deep in bullshit.
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Re:Why are European countries moving their gold out of North... by ifwinterco on Saturday September 05, 2026 @06:26PM (#49581303)
Again just run the numbers - full sun in summer vs cloudy day in the middle of winter even at only 40 degree latitude.

Output in the latter case will be under 10% of full power and probably under 5%.

It’s not bullshit it’s just physics, which is why the world looks like it does and not like the world you’re describing

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