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This entire article is framed as if China and America’s approaches to power provision are the only ones possible. The truth is, America is pretty much the only
by moomin 1y ago
This entire article is framed as if China and America’s approaches to power provision are the only ones possible. The truth is, America is pretty much the only Western country that regularly suffers brownouts. European countries’ (including the U.K.) energy policies may leave much to be desired but they all succeed in keeping the lights on.
- pfdietz 1y agoI'd like to see actual data backing up those statements.
- bombcar 1y agoDidn’t Spain or Portugal famously not keep the lights on just recently? For all the complaints and kudos, in general the major events seem similar, at least in number.
- spicyusername 1y agoI don't think Texas is representative of entire the United States.
- placardloop 1y agoNearly 15% of Irelands population was without power for multiple days earlier this year due to a storm. And the Iberian peninsula blackout that happened just in April was one of the biggest power blackouts in the history of the world. And those are just the ones off the top of my head.