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too many don't understand this. The #1 problem with renewable energy is that the transition to a mostly low-carbon grid is supposed to happen at an indetermina
by eldaisfish 5y ago
too many don't understand this.
The #1 problem with renewable energy is that the transition to a mostly low-carbon grid is supposed to happen at an indeterminate point in the future. That future currently exists only on paper. Even Ireland and the UK - two countries frequently brought up in this context - still supply only around a third of electrical energy via renewables.
Electrifying everything sounds nice until you realise that nowhere on earth has load growth been supplied by renewable energy.
It is truly a crying shame that nuclear has been abandoned in pursuit of unclear future benefits all the while accelerating the climate emergency.