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[deleted] t1_iwxospj wrote

Reply to comment by DukeLukeivi in US can reach 100% clean power by 2035, DOE finds, but tough reliability and land use questions lie ahead by nastratin

How the fuck is rooftop solar in the desert going to power the northeast?

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DukeLukeivi t1_iwxtmv9 wrote

Well there are these lines to transmit power that can be built - let's call them "transmission power lines." These "transmission power lines" can be used to move power from one part of the country to another, like how every city doesn't have it's own coal plant?

Also there's tidal, on/off shore wind, and geothermal that can be used and stored more locally, yes?

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[deleted] t1_iwyoz3h wrote

Lolol rooftop solar isn't going to be transmitted across the county. Your best bet will always be localized, regional, power.

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DukeLukeivi t1_iwyyvtq wrote

And yet (trans/inter) continental transmission lines already exist.... Oh yeah and wind tidal geothermal and solar can all be implemented in the north east as well.

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