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eicker@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days ago

Solar Panels Are Now Producing So Much Power That They’re Leaving Nuclear Plants in the Dust: "Solar is now the engine of the power transition."

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Solar Panels Are Now Producing So Much Power That They’re Leaving Nuclear Plants in the Dust: "Solar is now the engine of the power transition."

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eicker@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days ago
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Solar energy will soon account for 10 percent of the world's energy generation, as nuclear power gets precipitously more expensive to build.
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    Too expensive

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      Depends on the location. In some places space is the commodity.

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        Like on the north pole maybe, but otherwise it’s just a massive loss of economy of scale.

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          Uhh any major metropolitan area without US large area infrastructure? Also, underwater.

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            Cheaper to drag a cable there.

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