• steeznson@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    The issue is the storage costs. We can’t generate excess electricity from solar and then ‘bank’ it somewhere. It needs to be used within a relatively short amount of time.

    If we could figure out a way to store it for longer or allow the grid to deal with more volatile fluctuations then there would not be an issue with it.

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      7 months ago

      Well, yes. But I don’t think wishing for what we don’t have is productive. That is why I am still convinced nuclear is the best source of green energy we currently have.

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        7 months ago

        Agree that nuclear should be the focus if we are serious about clean energy. The main problem with it is that the plants take so long to setup that we need to start them now to see benefits which could help the planet in the medium term.