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Anon questions our energy sector (slrpnk.net)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

That saying works for trees. We didn't make trees obsolete with better technology.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 31 minutes ago

Reliable clean energy isn't a solved issue today either. Until we have grid-level storage we need something that can provide a reliable base and had enough mass/momentum to handle grid fluctuations.