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Anon questions our energy sector (slrpnk.net)
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[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

If only people weren't fearmongering about nuclear 50 years ago we'd have clean energy today.

"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago, second best is now"

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

That saying works for trees. We didn't make trees obsolete with better technology.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 51 minutes ago

Reliable clean energy isn't a solved issue today either. Until we have grid-level storage we need something that can provide a reliable base and had enough mass/momentum to handle grid fluctuations.