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by redcalx 3384 days ago
My initial best guess is that the style of analysis you're suggesting (TV guides, etc), doesn't offer sufficient safety margin in the event that a prediction is wrong. If reducing the safety margin was an option then there are probably lots of things that can be done, but if the goal is to maintain a safety margin akin to the current one then my instinct is that the gains to be had are minimal - and that the interesting work is in power storage (battery tech, cryogenic storage, etc.)