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This website is great. I love hearing software developers solve the world’s energy problems in on post. Just keep building windmills and solar panels until you

This website is great. I love hearing software developers solve the world’s energy problems in on post. Just keep building windmills and solar panels until you have enough generation! Easy! Then store it for a rainy day. It’s just common sense! Also, electric cars. I hope they use imminent domain to steal your backyard and local park for those solar panels. I’ve already got a ton of windmills in my backyard and was without power for three days this February. The only way to dissuade you people of these horrible ideas is going to be for you to get what you asked for good and hard, and then suffer the consequences of your hubris. So bring it on, bulldoze what few nuclear plants and coal plants are left so you can sit in the cold and dark this winter, basking in the glory of the solar panels on your roof that won’t heat your house.

ZeroGravitas 5y ago
I'm not a fan of the software engineers telling everyone that something isn't possible, when all the experts in the relevant field are getting on and doing it. The above isnt my crazy idea, its a summary of the plans the entire world are putting into effect for the future. https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy/news/eu-green-hydrogen-plans-hailed-as-true-game-changer-by-industry/ https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy/news/eu-green-hydrog... They're not doing it at scale right now, because just building lots of renewables to displace other generation is the low hanging fruit. But if you're scared of renewables because you are really worried about that last 20% of awkward cases is impossible, the above is a fair summary of how it'll likely go down when we get to that part. I shouldn't have to summarize this stuff for someone who asks rhetorical questions about how will we deal with x, because Google exists, but it seems I do because people are putting a lot of effort into remaining uninformed about these things.

ZeroGravitas 5y ago

I'm not a fan of the software engineers telling everyone that something isn't possible, when all the experts in the relevant field are getting on and doing it. The above isnt my crazy idea, its a summary of the plans the entire world are putting into effect for the future. https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy/news/eu-green-hydrogen-plans-hailed-as-true-game-changer-by-industry/ https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy/news/eu-green-hydrog... They're not doing it at scale right now, because just building lots of renewables to displace other generation is the low hanging fruit. But if you're scared of renewables because you are really worried about that last 20% of awkward cases is impossible, the above is a fair summary of how it'll likely go down when we get to that part. I shouldn't have to summarize this stuff for someone who asks rhetorical questions about how will we deal with x, because Google exists, but it seems I do because people are putting a lot of effort into remaining uninformed about these things.