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Comment Re:They should do the same in The Netherlands (Score 3, Informative) 263

The number of hours of sunlight varies a lot with latitude.
Today, northern Norway (and northern Alaska) has 24 hours of sunlight, the Netherlands 16:23 and New York 14:51.
And for the upcoming New Year's Eve, northern Norway has 0 hours of sunlight, the Netherlands 7:45 and New York 9:16 hours of sunlight.

Comment Re:It's healthy for Americans (Score 4, Informative) 127

In studies on mammals, effects on the liver, immune system and reproduction are common.
They are long-lived and therefore remain in the environment for a long time and are therefore spread far, via air and water.
This makes them a global problem, including Antarctica.

Comment Europe comparison (Score 2) 63

Congratulations to the US on reaching 30% renewable energy. By comparison, the EU reached 48% by 2025.
Wind power is relatively cheap and quick to build, but is intermittent with no electricity when there is no wind.
Sure, battery energy storage can help to some extent and Europe is investing too,
but it is expensive technology, has limited capacity and a lifespan of 5 to 15 years.
Europe still uses mostly pumped hydroelectric energy storage (PHES) for storage.
Maybe research can give us better hydrogen storage?

Comment Re:Dude it's 2026 (Score 1) 250

Baseload is the minimum level of energy required and hardly varies over time, i.e. during a 24-hour period.
But both wind and solar are intermittent energy sources and are generated only when the wind is blowing or the sun is shining.
The US gets 51% of its electricity from gas and 17% from coal.
That generates carbon dioxide emissions and it would be great if they could be replaced by nuclear power plants.

Comment Re:What's the motivation? (Score 1) 181

That is probably correct, traditionally.
But nuclear power can and is used to balance the electricity grid.
If wind power delivers too little, nuclear power can compensate and increase production.
This is done in Germany and France, but not everywhere.
It can also be used to keep the frequency at 50 Hz.

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