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Kickaha
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Join Date: May 2004
 
2021-07-21, 16:52

C'mon, man, you know this by now, if it doesn't blow up someone or buy a yacht, it's soshulizm.

Energy storage is one of the big gotchas in this, you bet. Also, that our grid is still based on 1930s technology and assumptions. It is ridiculously fragile, stupidly blind, horribly inefficient, and was never designed for on-demand energy production, storage capabilities, or on-site generation.

So, there's that.

Also, the fact that it's in private hands in much of the US makes it a nightmare for trying to upgrade. "Oh, no, dearie me, we can't do *that*, it might make our profits go down by a percent!" Whine, whine, whine.

Set a new standard. Nationalize what can't/won't meet it, and perform the necessary work.

We're a mid-20th century nation playing at being a 21st century contender.
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