permitting reform to unlock new transmission lines and investments in nuclear energy are both routinely opposed by “environmental” groups, by the way
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Robinson Meyer
The biggest obstacles to US decarbonization, according to outgoing Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm:
1. It’s too hard to connect new renewables to the grid due to lack of transmission
2. Not enough investment in 24/7 clean “baseload” power, like nuclear & geothermal heatmap.news/podcast/shif...
1. It’s too hard to connect new renewables to the grid due to lack of transmission
2. Not enough investment in 24/7 clean “baseload” power, like nuclear & geothermal heatmap.news/podcast/shif...
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"The blackout's proximate cause was a software bug ..., which rendered operators unaware of the need to redistribute load after overloaded transmission lines drooped into foliage."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeast_blackout_of_2003
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We need better project management
ISTRC that France built dozens of plants by requiring stringent adherence to a single design, and got good results.
Illinois still limits new nuclear to 300mwe designs