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17 connected korrents · 16 moments on record from 3 Nov 2008 to 3 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about solar and batteries .
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infrastructure In tension Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: 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. 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. Last stated 3 years ago
11 Oct 2023
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2023-10-11 — tap for who they are
In tension: Europe cannot meet its energy needs from renewables alone and will need nuclear power, solar power from deserts elsewhere, or both. — tap to centre the map on it Europe cannot meet its energy needs from renewables alone and will need nuclear power, solar power from deserts… Last stated 18 years ago
3 Nov 2008
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David MacKay — holds since 2008-11-03 — 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: 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: 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: A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building. — tap to centre the map on it 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: 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: 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: A data centre earns its county far more tax revenue per gallon of water than a golf course does. — tap to centre the map on it A data centre earns its county far more tax revenue per gallon of water than a golf course does. Last stated 11 months ago
11 Oct 2025
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Andy Masley — holds since 2025-10-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A data centre should be split into independent power blocks fed directly at 1500 volts DC, rather than run through one central distribution system. — tap to centre the map on it A data centre should be split into independent power blocks fed directly at 1500 volts DC, rather than run through one… 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: After the cloud exit, the next step is out of the data centre: home servers and multi-gigabit home connections make the garage startup literal again. — tap to centre the map on it After the cloud exit, the next step is out of the data centre: home servers and multi-gigabit home connections… Last stated a year ago
12 Jul 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-07-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A Mars base is not a backup plan for climate change or nuclear war, because self-sufficiency there is centuries away. — tap to centre the map on it A Mars base is not a backup plan for climate change or nuclear war, because self-sufficiency there is… Last stated 2 years ago
22 Dec 2024
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Adam Frank — holds since 2024-12-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-related cybersecurity damage over the next year or two will fall well short of the harm caused by Covid or global warming — tap to centre the map on it AI-related cybersecurity damage over the next year or two will fall well short of the harm caused by Covid or… Last stated 6 days ago
1 Sept 2026
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: All five mass extinctions were ultimately climate change — the climate shifting faster than life could adapt to it. — tap to centre the map on it All five mass extinctions were ultimately climate change — the climate shifting faster than life could adapt to it. Last stated a year ago
4 Sept 2025
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Dave Hone — holds since 2025-09-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Environmental permitting now causes more environmental harm than it prevents, because what it delays is the clean thing replacing the dirty one. — tap to centre the map on it Environmental permitting now causes more environmental harm than it prevents, because what it delays is the clean thing… Last stated 3 years ago
10 Nov 2023
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2023-11-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Getting a data centre permitted in the empty middle of America is far easier than putting one in orbit. — tap to centre the map on it Getting a data centre permitted in the empty middle of America is far easier than putting one in orbit. Last stated 6 months ago
13 Mar 2026
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Dylan Patel — holds since 2026-03-13 — tap for who they are
At the centre
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 HandmerRead this korrent →
Europe cannot meet its energy needs from renewables alone and will need nuclear power, solar power from deserts elsewhere, or both.
Holds DM David MacKay
Cheap clean energy has broken the old trade-off between raising living standards and cutting environmental harm.
Holds CH Casey HandmerHR 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
Solar power combined with batteries has surpassed nuclear power as the superior energy technology for most uses.
Holds
A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building.
Holds AV Austin Vernon
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
Chinese solar panels and batteries are cheap because of automation and a honed supply chain, not because of cheap labour.
Holds HR Hannah Ritchie
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
A data centre earns its county far more tax revenue per gallon of water than a golf course does.
Holds AM Andy Masley
A data centre should be split into independent power blocks fed directly at 1500 volts DC, rather than run through one central distribution system.
Holds AV Austin Vernon
After the cloud exit, the next step is out of the data centre: home servers and multi-gigabit home connections make the garage startup literal again.
Holds
A Mars base is not a backup plan for climate change or nuclear war, because self-sufficiency there is centuries away.
Holds AF Adam Frank
AI-related cybersecurity damage over the next year or two will fall well short of the harm caused by Covid or global warming
Holds TC Tyler Cowen
All five mass extinctions were ultimately climate change — the climate shifting faster than life could adapt to it.
Holds DH Dave Hone
Environmental permitting now causes more environmental harm than it prevents, because what it delays is the clean thing replacing the dirty one.
Holds CH Casey Handmer
Getting a data centre permitted in the empty middle of America is far easier than putting one in orbit.
Holds DP Dylan Patel