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minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 days agoNo. Not baseline. Standby capacity for when it’s cloudy, still, dry and all battery capacity has been used up. Maybe we only need natural gas for, say, 10 hours per year, but in those hours we really need it
minus-squarePowerCrazy@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 hours agoMaybe there is a better electricity mix that doesn’t rely on fossil fuels “just in case.”
No. Not baseline. Standby capacity for when it’s cloudy, still, dry and all battery capacity has been used up.
Maybe we only need natural gas for, say, 10 hours per year, but in those hours we really need it
Maybe there is a better electricity mix that doesn’t rely on fossil fuels “just in case.”