Renewable Energy Viability
Discussions debate the feasibility of renewable energy sources like solar and wind powering large-scale infrastructure such as computer networks, data centers, and global energy needs, contrasting current growth trends with fossil fuels and nuclear options.
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if renewables can't power a computer network - sounds like it'll never power the world.
Energy != Stuff. Renewable sources are rising. We'll be OK.
if this accelerates transitioning to renewables, it is not insane.
They should really be using renewables by now /s
could something of this magnitude be powered by renewables only?
Renewable energy is making that less the case
We don't have nearly enough renewable energy yet to replace coal and oil based electricity
Good. Focus on renewables + storage.Anything else is too costly and too late.(BTW, 10 countries are running on 95%-100% renewables now. Why can't the US?)
Solar power is 1.68% of the USA's primary energy mix in 2021. Wind is 3.89%, about 2.5% more than a decade ago, and the trend is not accelerating that fast.It is not even 3 decades to 2050, which is the USA's target date for net zero carbon, so with conservative estimates primary energy from wind should increase by at least 10% per decade, so 4 times faster than last decade.Where is the vast abundance of renewable energy that you are talking about? Now is not the time for
Revolutionize energy; they're building up the infrastructure to support it.