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minus-squareTropicalDingdonglinkfedilinkarrow-up5·20 days agoThats a pretty fucking big on. Also, the technology to “turn a wheel” to create electricity… pretty fucking established. And… god forbid, if the community you are in ends up needing water more than electricity, well, you’ve got a bunch stored and ready for other uses.
minus-squareKorhaka@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·20 days agoYeah, emergency water reservoir isn’t a bad thing to have. Not a first choice but less reliable powergrid is worth taking if it is the alternative to not having water.
Thats a pretty fucking big on. Also, the technology to “turn a wheel” to create electricity… pretty fucking established.
And… god forbid, if the community you are in ends up needing water more than electricity, well, you’ve got a bunch stored and ready for other uses.
Yeah, emergency water reservoir isn’t a bad thing to have. Not a first choice but less reliable powergrid is worth taking if it is the alternative to not having water.