• schroedingershat@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Building a stop-gap that will be ready 20 years after you get to the main destination for 10x the price isn’t a bright move.

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      1 year ago

      This would be a stronger argument, if it wasn’t 20 years old already.

    • intelati@programming.dev
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      1 year ago

      I disagree… the biggest “issue” I have with “renewables” is the storage problem… That 20 years gives you time to figure out something while reducing the carbon output

      • oyo@lemm.ee
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        1 year ago

        Battery storage is already cheaper than nuclear.

      • schroedingershat@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        …no it won’t because the new nuclear will generate nothing for 20 years. Whereas the renewables will reduce some carbon, even if we pretend that storage is both unsolvable (as opposed to already cheaper than nuclear) and necessary in a grid that’s already 40% hydro.