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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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[–] Grail@multiverse.soulism.net 14 points 6 hours ago (3 children)

Nuclear is slow. Solar is fast.

[–] Buelldozer@lemmy.today 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Nuclear has been slow, for a variety of reasons, but that is about to change.

[–] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 7 points 5 hours ago

Solar is fast and getting better continuously. The new battery technologies like Sodium Ion are eliminating the downsides to it. We just need a big battery shack on every block with safe sodium battery storage and solar panels on all the house roofs.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 6 points 5 hours ago

Modular reactors are fast. Ontario will have three online in 2 years.