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Did you actually read the article you posted in the other comment? > With a more cooperatively designed system, this could be reduced to just 20 GW across the
by tomp 4y ago
Did you actually read the article you posted in the other comment?
> With a more cooperatively designed system, this could be reduced to just 20 GW across the continent.
So, no, you cannot sustain baseload power with wind, even with cooperation, you still need powerplants (carbon? coal. green? nuclear)
- natmaka 4y agoYes, a bit. This is also true while using nuclear reactors: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31557584 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31557584