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[–] 7 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Solar and wind alone can't run a grid unless there is a significant amount of battery storage.

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  • [–] 1 point 22 hours ago (1 child)

    Sorry if this is an uninformed question, but can't we just pump infinity liters of water uphill?

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  • [–] 3 points 21 hours ago

    Sure if you have the infrastructure and topography to do so. But this adds to the cost.

    The problem is everyone always compares solar alone to nuclear in this comparison it looks really good. However when you include the cost of storage, it doesn't look as good.

    The analyses I've seen suggest that we will need to build at least some nuclear to achieve the fastest and cheapest decarbonization.

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