Finland has done something like this and the few days of winter where it's very cold and no wind are kinda rough. There was a day recently where I spent 50 euros on electricity alone. And I have somewhat efficient heating tech like a geothermal heat pump.
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Thorium nuclear plants to replace coal and natural gas power stations to provide the energy required to build the solar panels, wind turbines, and geo thermal systems to transition away from fossil fuels.
Thorium is awesome, but fully renewable energy plus storage got too cheap for any kind of nuclear to stand an economic chance.
Nuclear Energy because green energy is really expensive too
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Brother in christ, i work with energy companies that do renewable energy and trust me, that stuff is really expensive to maintain for the amount of power you get out of it, Even the amount of environmental disturbance those wind turbines cause alone, un healthy for people, unhealthy for animals(Look it up). Nuclear power is very safe these days and there are storage places like Onkalo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onkalo_spent_nuclear_fuel_repository Which make storing the waste super easy and viable as well as secure for even post human civilizations.
The only thing green energy is good for is politics
Well turbines kill birds. Just 10000 times less than cats. Good luck aligning budget for 10 - 20 years with this volatile economy. I can sustain myself and my family with solar easily
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Us is pathetic. Nothing is planned.
No direction. Every 4 years fuckers change shit.
Centrally planned china can run circles around
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Fun Fact: Doesn't really work in Winter.
Source: EU countries that don't have a ton of cheap gas, flowing water or nuclear power and unlimited storage.
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