4 ms·
Renewables are fair-weather energy sources, both literally and geopolitically. Hopefully it never comes to that, but off-shore wind is a trivially easy target i
by Gatsky 5y ago
Renewables are fair-weather energy sources, both literally and geopolitically. Hopefully it never comes to that, but off-shore wind is a trivially easy target in a war. Solar too is not very defendable. Power plants are a bit better (in a sub-apocalypse war at least).
- natmaka 5y agoRenewables are more sparsely deployed (no real way to take them all in a quick sweep), and don't create risk whenever exposed to battles/missiles/... https://www.npr.org/2022/03/11/1085427380/ukraine-nuclear-power-plant-zaporizhzhia https://www.npr.org/2022/03/11/1085427380/ukraine-nuclear-po...