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unrepairedauto t1_j6np5b9 wrote

Reply to comment by InsuranceToTheRescue in Earth is on track to exceed 1.5C warming in the next decade, study using AI finds by hugglenugget

In the USA it's cheaper to build new wind and solar farms than it is to maintain 80% of the coal power plants.

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InsuranceToTheRescue t1_j6o5bxp wrote

While wind & solar are the cheapest forms of energy for a lot of the country, there is still need for good old fashioned generators. Their inertia smooths out loading on the power plant and they are currently necessary. We can clean up how they're powered though. Start building modern nuclear reactors and a long term storage facility.

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