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Power so cheap that it did not have to be metered was the promise of Nuclear power but it got sidelined because of safety concerns. Given that climate change ma
by WheelsAtLarge 2y ago
Power so cheap that it did not have to be metered was the promise of Nuclear power but it got sidelined because of safety concerns. Given that climate change mandates a less polluting power source Nuclear power will get a new life which dictates that it become safe to operate. I predict that safety will increase over time. Even now there are experimental reactors that are fail-safe. It's only a matter of time before Nuclear reactors start to generate cheap safe energy.
Here's a company that's working on it now: https://www.terrapower.com/about/ https://www.terrapower.com/about/
Also, solar power is making a large dent in our power needs.
https://climate.benjames.io/solar-off-grid/ https://climate.benjames.io/solar-off-grid/
It's a start but give it time.
- arp242 2y agoI have a hard time imagining how any of that will lead to cheap abundant power in ten years. In principle on a high level a lot of this is easy. Actually doing it is not.
- WheelsAtLarge 2y agoAre you kidding me, it's already cheap and it's going to get cheaper. I, a one-income person, can get up and use power throughout the day, every day at a fraction of my income. That's cheap. And I'm one of millions, if not billions. I think you're thinking free. Free is not going to happen anytime soon but cheaper than today is coming.