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softwaredougyesterday at 7:21 PM1 replyview on HN

The US, in 2024, installed ~0.13 GW of solar per day.

https://seia.org/research-resources/solar-market-insight-rep...

6 GW Nuclear is either a tech company getting ahead of bad PR with a token gesture. Or its maybe? the start of something real.


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echelonyesterday at 7:35 PM

Two years ago we were installing 1/10th of Chinese solar today?

Where are we at today? Can we catch up under this administration?

Where do we compare on a nuclear basis? I know my state installed nuclear reactors recently, but I'm not aware of any other build outs.

In a war game scenario, China is probably more concerned about losing access to oil and natural gas than we are. Not that we shouldn't be building this stuff quickly either.

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