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    Mr. Coffee replied to the thread The transition.
    They are going down on an exponential curve, not linearly. The graph makes it look approximately linear but because the axis is...
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    Mr. Coffee replied to the thread The transition.
    All of which make for such a wonderful view. I don't see any of those as being more intrinsically scenic than solar panels.
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    Mr. Coffee replied to the thread The transition.
    Of course the facility itself is so esthetically pleasing, though...
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    Mr. Coffee replied to the thread The transition.
    And I know that solar is so unpleasant to look at and ugly. I guess some people think this is pretty:
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    Mr. Coffee replied to the thread The transition.
    I agree. You are comparing a product that does not yet exist with a product that works and you can purchase today. This graph hammers...
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    Mr. Coffee reacted to mschwett's post in the thread The transition with Like Like.
    of course a structure needs to be designed for the site. go to switzerland, which is certainly a snowy, alpine place, where new roofs...
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    Mr. Coffee reacted to mschwett's post in the thread The transition with Like Like.
    such nonsense. it has literally been working on the ground in hundreds of places over the planet for decades now, and has accelerated...
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    Mr. Coffee replied to the thread The transition.
    Oh, so solar parking lots are "pie in the sky" and SMRs are somehow not? I can buy this on alibaba, I can't buy an SMR online anywhere...
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    Mr. Coffee replied to the thread The transition.
    What you miss when you say "Solar needs 100 times more land than SMRs" is that you can do other stuff with the land you use for solar...
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    Mr. Coffee replied to the thread The transition.
    Right now the best estimate for the electricity costs from an SMR are around $120/MWh. Right now you can buy and build solar plus...
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    Mr. Coffee reacted to Art Deco's post in the thread The transition with Like Like.
    And boots on the ground were supposed be obsolete after Vietnam IIRC ...
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    Mr. Coffee replied to the thread The transition.
    "Only by 5%" is still a drop and makes it harder to justify spending $10 billion to build something that will take decades to pay back...
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    Mr. Coffee reacted to Chargeride's post in the thread The transition with Haha Haha.
    A breakdown of Chinas complete dominance.
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    Mr. Coffee replied to the thread The transition.
    That may all be true (or more or less true) but it is irrelevant. Oil is a globally traded commodity and oil companies are not...
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    Mr. Coffee reacted to jabberwocky's post in the thread The transition with Like Like.
    Especially since despite their grandiose claims, there is some evidence that their hypersonics don't live up to the hype. Shocker, I...
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