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ineedaj0byesterday at 8:23 PM2 repliesview on HN

We don’t need offshore wind or onshore. Wish the US focused more on Solar. Seems to be the smartest path forward.

China understands and is gunning for Nuclear and Solar. Geothermal and wind are nice but too location dependent.


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bryanlarsenyesterday at 8:34 PM

Wind and solar are highly complementary. Wind tends to be peak during evening and morning, and is often stronger at night than during the day. Wind is cheaper than overbuilding solar and adding batteries.

michelsedghyesterday at 8:34 PM

The big solar plant they made in between Cali and Las Vegas one, it wasn't online more than a few years? It shut down...

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