Meanwhile in Germany:

    • @Ummdustry@sh.itjust.works
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      62 years ago

      I mean, isn’t that the core of the intermitancy argument for fossil fuels? Consumers wouldn’t be willing to accept a 100% renewable grid which only met demand 95% of the time.

      • @nixcamic@lemmy.world
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        42 years ago

        Perfect is the enemy of good. I’d rather have a 95% renewable grid than not even try. We can at the very least minimize fossil fuel use. It’s kinda silly to be doubling down on it in this day and age.

      • Lols [they/them]
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        22 years ago

        if you give up on solving that issue with anything other than fossil fuels, yes

      • @uis@lemmy.world
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        2 years ago

        100% renewable requires opportunistic consumption, which is hard to do without eating people.

        Most of internet infrastructure is base load. It has to work 100% of time.