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Oh shit I never heard about that, ping! 😮

Then there is the problem of waste which the US really hasn't fixed yet

DHMO lol

@Grenade123 > People are afraid of nuclear power because the EPA and the media tells them to be afraid of it despite not knowing shit about it.

@CreativeRealms both are mature tbh

Pretty mucb

Still, can we trust the media when they do a 180 on it?

Wind is pretty gimmicky

Who would we trust to tell us that it is safe

The waste issue was fixed, but Carter (I think) outlawed Breeder reactors in the U.S. because at some point the fuel is weapons-grade

Wind is alright, though people keep going on about 'da birbs doe.'

I guess birds kept running into the turbines or something?

Wind costs way too much

Wind and solar are both affected by the weather, as well

Was it fixed? What are they currently doing with it? Besides leaving it somewhere and not checking on it

Even less of a long term investment than nuclear

No matter how good your power grid is there will always be dead spots with nothing but solar/wind power

alternative power is getting cheaper as tech progresses

Not to mention solar panels rarely (if ever) actually pay for themselves on a consumer scale

Everyone go geothermal

Wut

Lmao

*hydro power?*

I remember that discussion about electric cars......

Like I said, where does the power come from? Coal mines.

@Revan got a source on that? People that have been using solar for 5+ years say theyve payed themselves off

You get less efficient vehicles which still get their power from "unclean" sources

Let's tape into those natural corrosive, high pressure, toxic vents! This is safe.

@ping No, I don't have a source, but the people whose panels have payed for themselves most likely live in very sunny areas that rarely have clouds

@GingaBomber Not to mention mining the materials for the batteries

And that

Like fuck man, apple gets their metals from third world countries

Electric cars are slightly better even with that factored in but the subsities make it not worthwhile.

So does every other major place building things tbh

@GingaBomber large power plants are several times more efficient than car engines

How about transferring and storing all that power

"It's fine bruh, just build like a giant battery bank or something." <:hmkGrin:284219474440355840>

Need better batteries.

Combine that with regenerative breaking and the fact that 20% of the US power grid is from hydro power plants

I mean, at the car charging stations, the prices fluctuate like crazy, where at night, its pretty much free, to the afternoon where its realyl fucking expensive