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minus-squareninjabard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down10·24 天前Nuclear Energy is the way forward. But Trump is the express lane to everything backwards. So, I’m conflicted.
minus-squareJumi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19arrow-down9·24 天前It’s not, it’s more costly and error prone than renewables especially long-term.
minus-squareiamdefinitelyoverthirteen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·23 天前Solar is literally free energy with very little maintenance and overhead.
minus-squareninjabard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·23 天前But cannot meet demands or surges like nuclear can.
minus-squareJumi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·23 天前You can’t just turn a reactor on and off whenever you feel like it
minus-squarereptar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·23 天前But the things actually generating the electricity (the turbines) most have some flexibility. Not on/off maybe
minus-squareiamdefinitelyoverthirteen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·22 天前Fair, but it’s literally free energy. The sun just gives it to us for free.
minus-squareF_State@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·22 天前It’s not free, there are still expense in creating and recycling the panels.
Nuclear Energy is the way forward. But Trump is the express lane to everything backwards. So, I’m conflicted.
It’s not, it’s more costly and error prone than renewables especially long-term.
Solar is literally free energy with very little maintenance and overhead.
But cannot meet demands or surges like nuclear can.
You can’t just turn a reactor on and off whenever you feel like it
But the things actually generating the electricity (the turbines) most have some flexibility. Not on/off maybe
Fair, but it’s literally free energy. The sun just gives it to us for free.
It’s not free, there are still expense in creating and recycling the panels.
Powergrids need a mix of options