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minus-squareNotMyOldRedditNamelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoAt this scale everything is bonkers. The hoover damn is 2GW. That severely limits where you can place it, probably more than solar. Now you need all that extra water, and height differential that can be at that scale.
At this scale everything is bonkers. The hoover damn is 2GW.
That severely limits where you can place it, probably more than solar. Now you need all that extra water, and height differential that can be at that scale.