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Nuclear isn't perfect, but it is the best we have right now. (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago by spicytuna62 to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 57 points 3 months ago (15 children)

In Spain we are starting to get negative prices every weekend for electricity thanks to renewables. France is not even close to those prices with their bet for nuclear.

Don't get me wrong, I love nuclear power. And I'm not a big fan ok what thousands of windmills made to our landscapes. But efficiency wise renewable is unbeatable nowadays.

[–] Katana314 13 points 3 months ago (4 children)

The Spanish government is now petitioning its public for ideas on how to waste power.

[–] ASeriesOfPoorChoices 8 points 3 months ago

time to start mining for crypto and running LLM AI servers.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Mine bitcoins. Or ditch capitalism. Wait, last one is opposite of wasting. Feed capitalism.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Look. Bitcoins might be useless at a societal level. But if we're going to use excess renewable energy to drive out of business the crypto-miners who get their power from coal...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

They should build the Matrix.

[–] Sanctus 1 points 3 months ago

They should have public fridges that are left open to help cool the planet.

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