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Solar Panels Are Now Producing So Much Power That They’re Leaving Nuclear Plants in the Dust: "Solar is now the engine of the power transition." (futurism.com)
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[–] neo2478@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 hours ago

I think the main advantage is how much easier and cheaper solar is than nuclear. Also apparently nuclear will have diminishing returns as the earth warms up, due to cooling issues.

Also with things like balcony solar, you can easily get a distributed power network.

That being said, nuclear is also great. Especially the newer powerplants behind produce very little waste material.