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Who said anything about LNG? Why the straw man? I said nuclear won't save us, full stop. Please do not put words in my mouth.

• p_l 5y ago
  Well, the "it's not going to do anything right now so let's forget about it, maybe there will be magic battery tech in that time" is also a straw man. Meanwhile the best we have from renewable grids, even in huge interconnected systems that ostensibly should be able to shift renewable power around is... LNG build up to cover for instability of renewables, and reduced pressure on shutdown (or even extensions) to coal power plants. Also, USA might take 30 years, but then USA is infamous for having trouble building any infrastructure these days. Global warming and energy scarcity is a global problem.
  • actually_a_dog 5y ago
    > Well, the "it's not going to do anything right now so let's forget about it, maybe there will be magic battery tech in that time" is also a straw man. Yes, and I also didn't say that. Again, do not put words in my mouth. I'm getting really tired of your disingenuous, bad faith non-arguments.
  • pfdietz 5y ago
    Natural gas isn't stored as LNG in the US; it's stored as compressed gas in underground caverns. Many millions of tonnes of natural gas are stored in these caverns; they buffer the transmission system against seasonal changes in gas demand. We could store hydrogen in those caverns instead.