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| ▲ | dalyons 3 minutes ago | parent | next [-] |
| An awful lot more countries in the world have the potential to sovereign manufacture relatively simple renewables than the massive engineering in reactors |
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| ▲ | triceratops 20 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| That's like saying oil-producing countries aren't sovereign unless they also manufacture oil drills and pumps and pipes and tanks. The sun is an oil well. Panels are drills or pumps. Batteries are oil tanks. Not having oil drill and oil tank factories in your country isn't a critical energy sovereignty issue. |
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| ▲ | AndrewDucker an hour ago | parent | prev [-] |
| Once you have a solar panel you can't be cut off from using it. It's not like oil where you need regular deliveries forever. |
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| ▲ | ImJamal an hour ago | parent [-] | | Sure, but when your existing ones break or you need more you can have issues. | | |
| ▲ | triceratops 22 minutes ago | parent [-] | | > when your existing ones break They last 25 years. Enough time to spin up domestic manufacturing if you're really paranoid. > or you need more Lots of countries manufacture them today. |
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