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>The downside of solar is approximately 0 Solar doesn't work at night, and suffers greatly on cloudy days. How will baseline demand overnight be supplied with

by na85 10y ago

>The downside of solar is approximately 0 Solar doesn't work at night, and suffers greatly on cloudy days. How will baseline demand overnight be supplied with solar? How will people run their air conditioners and datacentres?

douche 10y ago
> How will baseline demand overnight be supplied with solar? How will people run their air conditioners and datacentres? Coal, natural gas, and hydro, the way we've always done it.
- na85 10y ago
  So in other words, solar can't replace fossil fuels.