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If solar+batteries are so cheap and viable to power giant 100 megawatt datacenters in space, why not do the same on Earth instead of using natural gas generator
by vel0city 5mo ago
If solar+batteries are so cheap and viable to power giant 100 megawatt datacenters in space, why not do the same on Earth instead of using natural gas generators?
- jpadkins 5mo agoSolar panels on surface get ~70% less energy than in space once you factor in atmosphere absorption, day/night, weather, etc. Solar + battery on the surface is not economically viable versus nat gas generators (excluding externalities)
- vel0city 5mo agoSounds like the solution is to actually price the externalities of running on-site natural gas generation and suddenly we don't actually need to go to orbit.