| ▲ | snake_doc 2 hours ago | |
China added ~90GW of utility solar per year in last 2 years. There's ~400-500GW solar+wind under construction there. It is possible, just may be not in the U.S. Note: given renewables can't provide base load, capacity factor is 10-30% (lower for solar, higher for wind), so actual energy generation will vary... | ||
| ▲ | kelnos 39 minutes ago | parent [-] | |
> It is possible Sure, GP was clearly talking about the US, specifically. > just may be not in the U.S. Absolutely 100% not possible in the US. And even if we could do it, I'm not convinced it would be prudent. | ||