eicker@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoSolar Panels Are Now Producing So Much Power That They’re Leaving Nuclear Plants in the Dust: "Solar is now the engine of the power transition."futurism.comexternal-linkmessage-square462fedilinkarrow-up11.2Karrow-down126
arrow-up11.18Karrow-down1external-linkSolar Panels Are Now Producing So Much Power That They’re Leaving Nuclear Plants in the Dust: "Solar is now the engine of the power transition."futurism.comeicker@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square462fedilink
minus-squareFmstrat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoThis is why SMRs are a thing, and may still take off.
minus-squaregeissi@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·24 hours agoSo far, they are not a thing though.
minus-squareFmstrat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·19 hours agoSure they are, they’re just relegated to government use atm.
minus-squareFmstrat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoDepends on the location. In some places space is the commodity.
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·22 hours agoLike on the north pole maybe, but otherwise it’s just a massive loss of economy of scale.
minus-squareFmstrat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·19 hours agoUhh any major metropolitan area without US large area infrastructure? Also, underwater.
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 hours agoCheaper to drag a cable there.
This is why SMRs are a thing, and may still take off.
So far, they are not a thing though.
Sure they are, they’re just relegated to government use atm.
Too expensive
Depends on the location. In some places space is the commodity.
Like on the north pole maybe, but otherwise it’s just a massive loss of economy of scale.
Uhh any major metropolitan area without US large area infrastructure? Also, underwater.
Cheaper to drag a cable there.