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the article starts with "We're using less electricity. Some power plants have even shut down. So why do state officials keep approving new ones?" The authors d
by krasin 4y ago
the article starts with "We're using less electricity. Some power plants have even shut down. So why do state officials keep approving new ones?"
The authors do not seem to realize that transition to EVs will require to at least double the available electrical capacity.
- bombcar 4y agoMany people don’t get the vast amount of planning and slack inherent in these systems. If a power plant takes ten years from beginning to first megawatt, you need to be approving plants ten years before the one they’ll replace goes offline.