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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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[–] 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