• version_unsorted@lemm.ee
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    6 months ago

    Honesty, I’m OK with slowing down and consuming less if it is night and the wind isn’t blowing. Lets just use that time for rest, instead of being in hyper production mode all the time.

    • Daniel Quinn@lemmy.ca
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      6 months ago

      This line of reasoning is broadly underrated. Sure batteries are a thing, but if a liveable world means regular brown outs, I’m cool with it. The alternative after all is so much worse.

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      6 months ago

      The author of this “punk” comment just doesn’t know how the real world works! (/s)

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      6 months ago

      the thing is this isn’t even accurate. Energy storage infrastructure in some places is already capable of keeping things running