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China is building a 100GW renewable capacity project by the Yalong river. This will power 100 million households, the equivalent of the entire US population. (www.scmp.com)
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[–] nick_99@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And with batteries you only have a couple thousand charge cycles. With hydro-electric I feel like it's limitless.

[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It still needs to be maintained, but it's still gotta be way more cost effective in the long run.

[–] nick_99@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Agreed. And I can imagine the turbines needs updates as well.

[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Yup, all sorts of stuff has to be maintained and repaired.