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minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 days agoI still want natgas for cold, windless winter weeks.
minus-squarefolaht@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-22 days agoInclude battery-exhausted to windless and I agree, but natgas fanboys will still claim that solar power “doesn’t work” and “can’t ever replace natgas”.
minus-squarePowerCrazy@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoWhy? Why do people constantly claim that the only way to generate baseline power is by releasing fossil fuels and burning things?
minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·2 days agoNo. Not baseline. Standby capacity for when it’s cloudy, still, dry and all battery capacity has been used up. Maybe we only need natural gas for, say, 10 hours per year, but in those hours we really need it
minus-squarePowerCrazy@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·59 minutes agoMaybe there is a better electricity mix that doesn’t rely on fossil fuels “just in case.”
I still want natgas for cold, windless winter weeks.
Include battery-exhausted to windless and I agree,
but natgas fanboys will still claim that solar power “doesn’t work” and “can’t ever replace natgas”.
Why? Why do people constantly claim that the only way to generate baseline power is by releasing fossil fuels and burning things?
No. Not baseline. Standby capacity for when it’s cloudy, still, dry and all battery capacity has been used up.
Maybe we only need natural gas for, say, 10 hours per year, but in those hours we really need it
Maybe there is a better electricity mix that doesn’t rely on fossil fuels “just in case.”