• Mihies@programming.dev
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    3 hours ago

    Where did you find this info? I found this “Battery storage is planned as well, with as much as 600 megawatts eventually possible if approved” which assuming it’s 600MWh, it’ll provide less than an hour worth of energy. But even 3GWh covers only 4 hours.

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      1 hour ago

      Would that not be 4 hours of not consuming non-renewables? Like not burning so much coal is a good thing no?

      Are we arguing about the measure of progress in the United States? Cuz buddy I’ll take any progress at this point.

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        1 hour ago

        Are we arguing? I thought we were talking 🤷 . Yes, but that also means that the rest of the time the energy has to come from somewhere. Like a coal power plant or similar. So this photovoltaic power plant is not a complete replacement for old power plant, but more like a partial one while still relying of fossil fuel, especially during winter and cloudy days.

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          56 minutes ago

          Sorry, I might have gotten a little defensive there.

          My point is if it supplements their energy consumption with cleaner energy it’s a good thing.

          Even if its for a couple minutes or a couple hours its a positive improvement.