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~dakota

I think decentralized energy is farther off in the future; hopefully countries will build out more nuclear and shut down fossil plants sooner, but that depends on having access to uranium and a state capable of enriching it (plus proliferation concerns). I guess we're all hoping for "energy independence" that relies on clean sources, but disagree on whether nuclear is appropriate.

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~tetris wrote:

I see nuclear only being necessary if battery tech doesn't get better. Sure we need lots of power for costly projects like water desalination and long term space travel, but what's to stop us from just saving tons of slow-drip solar and wind in long battery storage (assuming we develop such tech)