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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." (futurism.com)
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[–] 2 points 5 hours ago

Yup, it's all about the economics. Solar + Lithium batteries is cheaper is cheaper than anything else. When Sodium batteries start getting cranked out it'll be even cheaper.

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    [–] 38 points 17 hours ago* (12 children)

    I've seen plenty of conservatives say they'd rather have a loud data center than quiet solar farm near their home.

    I don't understand.

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  • [–] 4 points 9 hours ago

    It's cognitive dissonance of reality not aligning with the propaganda that indoctrinated them. They will never like it because words like clean, renewable and green are evil incarnate but they cannot give a proper logical explanation.

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  • [–] 7 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (3 children)

    Possibly because the main data center companies are US held, while solar progress is much more international. Conservatives don't see the world as "emissions vs technical progress", but rather as "us vs foreign aliens".

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