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reACTIONary

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8. Nuclear Power, and maybe someday...

Reply to hunter (Reply #1)

Sat May 11, 2024, 05:23 PM

May 11

.... fusion, are definitely needed.

Batteries can certainly be helpful with nuclear power for purposes of load leveling. You can't switch a nuclear power plant on and off.

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Giant Batteries Are Transforming the Way the U.S. Uses Electricity [View all] reACTIONary May 11 OP

These batteries are increasing the cost of electricity and entrenching our dependence on natural gas... hunter May 11 #1

Imagine The Bopper May 11 #2

So we should have passed regulations to dispose of landlines. Igel May 11 #3

Some things truly are impossible, and many things highly unlikely... hunter May 11 #4

Nuclear Power, and maybe someday... reACTIONary May 11 #8

Why would you switch a nuclear power plant on and off? hunter May 11 #9

You wouldn't, and you can't.... reACTIONary May 11 #10

Taking the world by storm, eh? MineralMan May 11 #5

I've removed video advertising from my personal universe. hunter May 11 #6

Coworker tells me fossils fuell is the only truly viable method. Torchlight May 11 #7