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China Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building. A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building. Last stated 2 years ago
18 Apr 2024
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Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Below about a thousand dollars a kilowatt of capital cost, the right way to run a plant is intermittently on raw solar with no batteries at all. — tap to centre the map on it Below about a thousand dollars a kilowatt of capital cost, the right way to run a plant is intermittently on raw solar… Last stated 2 years ago
9 Nov 2024
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2024-11-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Cheap clean energy has broken the old trade-off between raising living standards and cutting environmental harm. — tap to centre the map on it Cheap clean energy has broken the old trade-off between raising living standards and cutting environmental harm. Last stated 9 months ago
9 Dec 2025
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2023-10-11 — tap for who they are
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Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Chinese solar panels and batteries are cheap because of automation and a honed supply chain, not because of cheap labour. — tap to centre the map on it Chinese solar panels and batteries are cheap because of automation and a honed supply chain, not because of cheap… Last stated a year ago
15 May 2025
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Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-05-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Fusion and solar are the two energy sources worth betting on, and solar's limiting problem is batteries and transmission. — tap to centre the map on it Fusion and solar are the two energy sources worth betting on, and solar's limiting problem is batteries and… Last stated a year ago
23 Jul 2025
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Demis Hassabis — holds since 2025-07-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nobody will finance new gas turbine factories, because paying one off takes twenty years of a market that solar and batteries will already have taken. — tap to centre the map on it Nobody will finance new gas turbine factories, because paying one off takes twenty years of a market that solar… Last stated a year ago
15 Aug 2025
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Past a point it is cheaper to overbuild solar than to add batteries, because a battery kept for the rare bad day is barely used. — tap to centre the map on it Past a point it is cheaper to overbuild solar than to add batteries, because a battery kept for the rare bad day is… Last stated 2 years ago
9 Nov 2024
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2024-11-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Solar power combined with batteries has surpassed nuclear power as the superior energy technology for most uses. — tap to centre the map on it Solar power combined with batteries has surpassed nuclear power as the superior energy technology for most… Last stated 4 days ago
3 Sept 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The end state of the grid is not a fifth solar backed by spinning generation, but twice the demand in solar with days of storage behind it. — tap to centre the map on it The end state of the grid is not a fifth solar backed by spinning generation, but twice the demand in solar with days… Last stated 3 years ago
11 Oct 2023
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2023-10-11 — tap for who they are
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A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building.
Holds AV Austin VernonRead this korrent →
Below about a thousand dollars a kilowatt of capital cost, the right way to run a plant is intermittently on raw solar with no batteries at all.
Holds CH Casey Handmer
Cheap clean energy has broken the old trade-off between raising living standards and cutting environmental harm.
Holds CH Casey HandmerHR Hannah Ritchie
Chinese solar panels and batteries are cheap because of automation and a honed supply chain, not because of cheap labour.
Holds HR Hannah Ritchie
Fusion and solar are the two energy sources worth betting on, and solar's limiting problem is batteries and transmission.
Holds DH Demis Hassabis
Nobody will finance new gas turbine factories, because paying one off takes twenty years of a market that solar and batteries will already have taken.
Holds CH Casey Handmer
Past a point it is cheaper to overbuild solar than to add batteries, because a battery kept for the rare bad day is barely used.
Holds CH Casey Handmer
Solar power combined with batteries has surpassed nuclear power as the superior energy technology for most uses.
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The end state of the grid is not a fifth solar backed by spinning generation, but twice the demand in solar with days of storage behind it.
Holds CH Casey Handmer