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Environment & Energy

Finishline42

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3. I tell you what's wasteful...

Reply to NNadir (Reply #2)

Tue Apr 11, 2023, 10:39 AM

Apr 2023

Giving away electricity generated from wind and solar when there's little demand.

How much cobalt would be required to build all the nuclear plants needed for your dreams to come true?

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Tesla to build Shanghai factory to make Megapack batteries [View all] Finishline42 Apr 2023 OP

Feeding the Eloon Balloon bucolic_frolic Apr 2023 #1

... NNadir Apr 2023 #2

I tell you what's wasteful... Finishline42 Apr 2023 #3

Um, this would be true if this happened at any reasonable frequency, but the reality is a joke. NNadir Apr 2023 #4

Maybe not all fossil fuel plants but Finishline42 Apr 2023 #5

Yes, I'm aware that antinukes don't give a shit about fossil fuels, never have, and never will. NNadir Apr 2023 #6

Beta test program by PGE using customer Powerwalls Finishline42 Apr 2023 #7

Um, this in an announcement of enthusiasm for denying the 2nd law of thermodynamics and wasting... NNadir Apr 2023 #8

Excuse me... Finishline42 Apr 2023 #9