Message from @Grenade123
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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
@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
Actually, I think the best argument for nuclear power is that The Simpsons, which has a track record of foreshadowing (if not outright predicting) future events, features Homer Simpson working at a nuclear power plant
Dont get me wrong though, combustion power is definately not very efficient
especially with how much of it going to heat energy
firey explosion energy
@GingaBomber Yeah, the least efficient part of a car's engine is the combustion reaction
But electric cars still have to solve alot of issues
@GingaBomber most people charge their cars at night though
I don't see any problems with electric vehicles