• Wanderer@lemm.ee
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      4 months ago

      Far too expensive, far too inflexible, far too long to build.

      They have no upsides on any metric.

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        4 months ago

        They have no upsides

        Except the lack of greenhouse gas emissions, once up and running.

        If we actually started developing them on any sort of scale most of those negatives you mention will be negated.
        Flexibility, as in the inability to quickly ramp down, can be solved with storage or with generating hydrogen.

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          4 months ago

          Please tell me which US companies you trust to not cut corners on construction and safety for profit

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            4 months ago

            Sorry, I was replying to a comment about offshore wind in the EU.

            Supposedly you’d set up some proper regulations, implement checks and balances but given the current US business and political climate; good question.