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Nuclear too slow to replace coal, and baseload “simply can’t compete” with wind and solar, AEMO boss says (reneweconomy.com.au)

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The head of the Australian energy market operator AEMO, Daniel Westerman, has rejected nuclear power as a way to replace Australia's ageing coal-fired power stations, arguing that it is too slow and too expensive. In addition, baseload power sources are not competitive in a grid dominated by wind and solar energy anyway.

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[–] The_Terrible_Humbaba@slrpnk.net 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

then I think we have bigger problems

Care to point them out? As I've said, and expect to be common knowledge on a (I would expect) scientifically leaning community, the dinosaurs weren't killed by the meteor, their death was caused by the blacking out of the sun. You have access to energy, you can make air filters, grow food, purify water. If you don't have energy, then you die.

Regardless, this is a deflection from the main point, that was merely an extreme example, even volcanic eruptions could cause huge disruptions if you depend too much on solar power.

[–] kaffiene@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Care to point them out? The fact all our crops would die is a big one

[–] The_Terrible_Humbaba@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You don't need sunlight to grow crops, you just need energy; which in this scenario would require an energy source that is not the sun.

[–] kaffiene@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Yeah, that's hardly going to be a global solution. But whatevs this discussion is devolving into the rediculous