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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•2 years agoit still isn‘t a net gain for public infrastructure. which already lacks much needed investment.
minus-squaresebinspacelinkfedilinkEnglish2•2 years agoIt can be a net gain, who knows what one of these reactors will output?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•2 years agoIf they do feed the grid, they’ll probably get some credit back which ultimately lines their pockets instead of funding public infrastructure.
minus-squaresebinspacelinkfedilinkEnglish2•2 years agoHow is that any different from my putting solar panels and selling my excess?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•2 years agoYes, you’re not a corporation, you’re an individual person. The difference is scale.
it still isn‘t a net gain for public infrastructure. which already lacks much needed investment.
It can be a net gain, who knows what one of these reactors will output?
If they do feed the grid, they’ll probably get some credit back which ultimately lines their pockets instead of funding public infrastructure.
How is that any different from my putting solar panels and selling my excess?
Yes, you’re not a corporation, you’re an individual person. The difference is scale.