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The only cleaner alternative with fully predictable and controllable power delivery is hydro.

• duskwuff 5y ago
  Even hydroelectric power isn't entirely predictable: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/06/california-shuts-down-major-hydroelectric-plant-amid-severe-drought.html https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/06/california-shuts-down-major-...
  • throw0101a 5y ago
    And good luck if a dam fails: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_Banqiao_Dam_failure https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_Banqiao_Dam_failure * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dam_failure https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dam_failure
    • nikonyrh 5y ago
      Just like each nuclear plant is a "ticking nuclear bomb", each dam is a ticking dam bomb :) I forgot where I heard this from. Anyway, a dam failure can cause hundreds of thousands of deaths within minutes.
• realusername 5y ago
  And hydro is a full capacity already pretty much everywhere in the EU at least