So here I sit in the dark. Wearing flannel-lined jeans and a hoodie. And I get an email from First Energy saying if I don't conserve electricity there may be managed blackouts. WTF?Irish_Blond_1964 t1_j1lzqtx wrote
Reply to comment by 106473 in So here I sit in the dark. Wearing flannel-lined jeans and a hoodie. And I get an email from First Energy saying if I don't conserve electricity there may be managed blackouts. WTF? by BeltfedOne
You understand they haven’t built a new nuclear power plant since TMI, right?
kowalski-analy5is t1_j1m0krr wrote
Tennessee opened one in 2016, and Georgia is building another one.
Atrocious_1 t1_j1n8dra wrote
Wow. What part of Pennsylvania are Tennessee and Georgia in
Irish_Blond_1964 t1_j1m1b6f wrote
I stand corrected.Still not a long term solution.
106473 t1_j1mlj8t wrote
There's nothing longer lasting than nuclear power
Irish_Blond_1964 t1_j1o9oo8 wrote
Really? Can you explain that one?
Entire-Job7656 t1_j1n5y6p wrote
Nuclear fusion, whenever it becomes viable, is undeniably the future like it or not. It will eventually be the main source of power for everything. Solar and wind may supplement on a local level, essentially people may use them like they use generators now, but there will never be massive wind and solar farms powering everything.
Even current fission is more likely to play a much bigger role to power the country than wind or solar in the long term. I have nothing against solar panels and windmills, but anyone who believes they could replace fossil fuels entirely or in large part is living in a fantasy. Especially since fusion has so many applications beyond just powering countries.
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