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> There's a weird sociological phenomenon where people declare that "renewables won't get us there" without any real justification.

Sun doesn't shine at night.

The end.

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Just add some other renewables, storage, load shifting and interconnects, and the story continues.

At ten times the cost of a nuclear plant of the same capacity.

There is always some place in the planet when the sun is shining, and it is happening since the entire history of the planet.

Imagine a world when we could move stuff and communicate with the other coin of the planet from coast to coast. We could call it pipelines, internet, telephone cables or something like this. Can't wait for this to be invented

Sure, at that point nuclear power is cheaper building and maintaining that grid.

Cheaper only until you have a war, or a tool taking shortcuts in managing the place

The nuclear central of Vaporhizeyou in Ukraine is a liability? In some aspects, for sure it is a weak point in the safety of Ukraine. It depends on the point of view and in what direction the winds blow.

Rivers flow, when it is not raining.

The beginning.

>From the Danube to the Loire, Europe's prime rivers — lifelines for the continent's economy — are running low after a brutal five-month drought. After years of dry weather, scientists are warning that low-water conditions could become the norm in Europe as the climate changes.

https://e360.yale.edu/features/europe-rivers-drought

Not any more.

Similar story for the Colorado river in the US.

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