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1. cjd (cjd@pkteerium.xyz)'s status on Tuesday, 03-Jan-2023 20:06:44 JST cjd
   Requiring traditional powerplants to ramp their power output up and down depending on sun and wind reduces their lifespan.
   Renewables Destroy Energy Security.
   • cjd (cjd@pkteerium.xyz)'s status on Tuesday, 03-Jan-2023 20:06:40 JST cjd

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     • teknomunk :archlinux:
     Bitcoin miners are already taking advantage of that, making deals for power when it's uber cheap. But states need to stop forcing power companies to pay Ma and Pa solar installers full retail for each KW of energy they generate when the actual price is ~0
   • cjd (cjd@pkteerium.xyz)'s status on Tuesday, 03-Jan-2023 20:06:42 JST cjd

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     • teknomunk :archlinux:
     In an enlightened republic, they'd:
     1. Stop subsidizing solar and wind
     2. Establish a second-to-second pricing market for energy so that solar isn't profiting off of an averaged price including nighttime.
     3. INVEST IN ADVANCED NUCLEAR
     
     But I don't think that's happening until the weak men make hard times.
   • teknomunk :archlinux: (teknomunk@pl.polaris-1.work)'s status on Tuesday, 03-Jan-2023 20:06:42 JST teknomunk :archlinux:

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     @cjd
     
     Doing just #2 would get a large way there.
     
     If energy prices dropped during the 8am-6pm window when there is an over generation risk, people would build things to take advantage of that.
     
     POW crypto miners immediately come to mind, but there are plenty of enterprising minds that would find ways to profit from it, given the chance.
   • teknomunk :archlinux: (teknomunk@pl.polaris-1.work)'s status on Tuesday, 03-Jan-2023 20:06:44 JST teknomunk :archlinux:

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     @cjd The thermal stresses are a killer. No thermal plant will last as long if you increase thermal cycling (frequency or amount).
   • cjd (cjd@pkteerium.xyz)'s status on Tuesday, 03-Jan-2023 20:07:13 JST cjd

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     • teknomunk :archlinux:
     But, as always, the real problem is political.
     Why do they give money to wind and solar? Graft.
     Why do they force energy companies to pay tribute to people who install solar? Momentum, seemed like a good idea at the time, stopping now would put a bunch of homeowners underwater on their solar install.
     Why don't they invest in advanced nuclear? Because it disrupts too many companies who have build their business solving the problems with old style water reactors.
     
     It seems there's no solution without first a collapse.