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by adwn 3481 days ago
Why would fusion power result in "enourmous abundance" of usable energy? A fusion power plant would not run on magic, it is an extremely complex, very expensive high-tech system which requires human oversight, maintainance, and fuel.
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Yep - our already built fission plants are starting to go out of business because the power they produce is too expensive. I don't think we should bank on fusion plants being incredibly inexpensive to operate.
Well, yeah, I wasn't too convinced myself.

Perhaps self-replicating solar array in space level of abundance?