• @huginn@feddit.it
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    1718 days ago

    I’m pro nuclear as well but we absolutely can maintain this level of energy consumption on renewables alone.

    The question is cost and risk - I’m for diversification of our grid which includes nuclear.

    But it is getting to the point where renewables with backups will be cheaper than coal. That’s absolutely something you can run the entire grid off of. You can balance storage requirements with excess production capacity that gets shuttered over the summer etc etc

    • @surph_ninja@lemmy.world
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      618 days ago

      The backup is nuclear.

      I don’t really care what it costs. We’re trying to save the habitability of the planet. Damn the cost.