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Just for context, solar provides <1% of world electricity and nuclear provides >10%, both of which produce very little CO2
by bdcs 12y ago
Just for context, solar provides <1% of world electricity and nuclear provides >10%, both of which produce very little CO2
- toomuchtodo 12y agoI can install solar on my roof in 1-2 days (after permitting/approval). I cannot install a nuclear reactor on my roof.
- fletchowns 12y agoWhat's the purpose of stating the obvious here?
- toomuchtodo 12y agoMy interpretation of the post I responded to was that solar and nuclear are both carbon neutral energy sources, but that somehow nuclear was "better" because it provided 10x as much power globally. My post was to articulate that solar can be deployed anywhere, much more rapidly, and is therefore the better choice. Thanks for calling me out on it!
- cpach 12y agoNot yet!
- Doji 12y agoThey've become smaller and more maintanence-free than you might expect. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_modular_reactor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_modular_reactor
- toomuchtodo 12y agoI don't doubt that, and they're probably very valuable in locations that don't get a significant amount of sunlight (near the poles), but I can walk into Costco and pick up enough solar panels to power my house.
- justatdotin 12y agothat's 1% and growing, 10% and shrinking.