Originally Posted by
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as always, the solution is complex, multifaceted, and not installed all at once. some mix of grid scale battery, pumped hydro, chemical, and other storage ideas will make us able to ween further off carbon-intensive power. it’s not all going to happen at once, and 100% is likely not achievable in any reasonable time frame, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t explore the technologies and work on them.
but i guess since ivanpah is shutting down all solar power is worthless
That's what I don't understand about the renewables are evil crowd. It's going to take a long time to achieve anything resembling 100% renewable power so their solution is, eff it why bother?! Meanwhile, fossil fuel sources will continue to become more scarce which will drive up electric prices. It's not not AI data centers aren't going to gobble up an exponential amount of resources or anything, right?
Also, every day, economies of scale mean installing wind or solar is becoming even cheaper than the day prior. Economics hounds should understand this. The US has the advantage of being a developed industrial and technological 1st world country. Both left and right would be all in on developing, adopting and exporting green technologies. But no, every time we have the opportunity, people like HK start shouting "IT'S A FAILURE! DRILL BABY DRILL."