Submitted by Vegeta9001 t3_yh09ci in worldnews
basscycles t1_iuepl7r wrote
Reply to comment by catjam25 in Poland chooses US to build its first nuclear power plant by Vegeta9001
Yes I've heard that solar kills installers that fall, I guess wind has similar dangers, though to the general public the chance of health effects from them is virtually non existent.
catjam25 t1_iuesqn7 wrote
Solar and wind are perfectly fine but they aren’t on-demand and cannot fully replace all of our conventional energy needs. What happens when the wind stops blowing or it’s a particular time of year where the sun doesn’t shine as much? You would have to harvest and store that energy in advance to release it to the grid when it’s needed. Our battery tech isn’t where it needs to be to address this problem. You’re ignoring that the alternative to not going nuclear is to continue down the path of fossil fuels like natural gas which contribute to carbon pollution.
basscycles t1_iuev2wg wrote
https://e360.yale.edu/features/three-myths-about-renewable-energy-and-the-grid-debunked
I'm not "ignoring that the alternative to not going nuclear is to continue down the path of fossil fuels like natural gas which contribute to carbon pollution."
I'm disputing and calling it bullshit. By the time you have built your nuke plant the wind/solar farm down the road has been producing electricity for 5-10 years.
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