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Ukraine is making its infrastructure harder for Russia to destroy by building clean energy sources (www.milwaukeeindependent.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/technology

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Attacks on two DTEK solar farms last spring is a good example. They destroyed many solar panels and some of the transformers, which step up voltage for long distances or step it down for use in homes. Replacing the transformers and swapping out destroyed panels allowed the farms, which generate 400 megawatts, to be back up in seven days.

Timchenko said an attack on a thermal generating station, which experienced a similar amount of damage, took three to four months to rebuild.

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[–] reddig33 156 points 3 weeks ago (14 children)

Decentralizing energy is the best defense. Solar panels belong on roofs and parking lots. Backup batteries belong in neighborhoods. That way when the power plant is down or the lines are cut off, there’s still local power available.

[–] NarrativeBear 19 points 3 weeks ago (7 children)

Exactly!! Though I don't understand why so many country's and civilians are opposed to clean decentralised power generation such as solar, wind, thermal.

The fact that you get to generate your own "free" power, and its less likely to fail in times of natural disaster.

Its essentially "freedom" & "sticking it to the man" in one clean package. Its not what the media or propaganda calls "the green agenda".

The fact that it also has applications in better national security is a win win.

Decentralised power generation makes you a american patriot! No a green hippy.

[–] CMahaff 7 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

In fairness, my understanding is that there are a lot of complications with adding distributed power to existing grids. That doesn't mean it shouldn't happen, just that there are engineering and safety challenges when power is coming from "everywhere" vs centrally.

And of course, there's a lot of energy companies lobbying against clean power sources as well.

[–] moonbunny 2 points 3 weeks ago

I hear that quite a bit of the power infrastructure in the US is well past its life expectancy with more coming due for replacement over time. If anything, a national energy plan should account for replacing, upgrading and modernizing a lot of the existing electrical infrastructure since its so critical to the foundation of our current society

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

This, and the fact that solar and wind are intermittent so you always need a baseline provider, you can't do it with "green energy" alone.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

Local and grid level storage can and should be included, but base-level nuclear is also good.

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