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[–] [email protected] 16 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

Most power generation is just steam spinning turbines. Solar’s just weird. Wind cuts out the steam loop.

[–] BleatingZombie 2 points 50 minutes ago (1 children)

What about hydro electric? It uses cold steam

[–] PapaStevesy 2 points 31 minutes ago

Ooh, cold steam burns are the worst!

[–] captainlezbian 4 points 5 hours ago

Reflective solar is normal at least. But photovoltaics are weird. Even weirder is that they’re LEDs backwards, and the fact that transistors just are like that is why they’re encased in black plastic