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minus-squarePup Biru@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 hours agocertainly not saying you’re wrong, but the base load problem is still a problem afaik… storage solves some of it, but i think storage isn’t a full solution - we’d still need some other 24/7 generation capacity
minus-squareEm Adespoton@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 hours agoAgreed; and it will become more of a problem as water becomes less predictable. Problem is, for most atomic generators, that also holds true. Investment in research is definitely needed, but building existing systems isn’t going to solve the issues either.
certainly not saying you’re wrong, but the base load problem is still a problem afaik… storage solves some of it, but i think storage isn’t a full solution - we’d still need some other 24/7 generation capacity
Agreed; and it will become more of a problem as water becomes less predictable. Problem is, for most atomic generators, that also holds true.
Investment in research is definitely needed, but building existing systems isn’t going to solve the issues either.