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Geothermal power may be about to kill the Nuclear Energy industry. Drilling costs are falling so fast, by 2027 it will be able to provide baseload electricity at the same price. (www.nature.com)

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[–] Luvs2Spuj@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

There has never been a serious investigation into how much wind or solar you need to remove from the climate system before causing a noticeable impact, because it isn't a serious concern. There is probably some theydidthemath type content to show how ridiculous the idea is.

[–] thedeadwalking4242@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

Especially solar… light -> heat. We know that, so with solar it’s light -> electricity -> heat just like nothing every happened lol