sanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 hours agoBurning Gas Pollutes So Much, Dirty EV Battery Manufacturing Evens Out In About 2 Yearswww.jalopnik.comexternal-linkmessage-square106fedilinkarrow-up1288arrow-down17
arrow-up1281arrow-down1external-linkBurning Gas Pollutes So Much, Dirty EV Battery Manufacturing Evens Out In About 2 Yearswww.jalopnik.comsanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 hours agomessage-square106fedilink
minus-squareMihies@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down4·8 hours agoExpanding energy grid is a slow process. Like really slow.
minus-squareGalacticRobot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoIs it? Seems data centers are able to do it quite quickly, and all at the cost of local taxpayers.
minus-squareNollij@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agoIt can be, and traditionally has been. But how fast do you think you can bring a solar farm online? Securing the land and zoning is probably the biggest delay, followed by running lines to the grid.
minus-squareMihies@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agoYou would need huge farms and huge batteries. The first can’t be built in the city or in any densely populate area and the later is a big challenge.
Expanding energy grid is a slow process. Like really slow.
Is it? Seems data centers are able to do it quite quickly, and all at the cost of local taxpayers.
It can be, and traditionally has been. But how fast do you think you can bring a solar farm online? Securing the land and zoning is probably the biggest delay, followed by running lines to the grid.
You would need huge farms and huge batteries. The first can’t be built in the city or in any densely populate area and the later is a big challenge.
Just like replacing all cars.