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by thehappypm 1731 days ago
I don't really think that's the right approach to solar. Centralized power generation makes for unbalanced power. If we put this in the Sahara, for example, who is in charge of the exports? Egypt? What about a big terrorist attack on it? Or a war, where the power lines are a prime target to cut Europe off from its energy?

Best to have decentralized grids. Every country and state having 100 solar farms is better than 1 fucking huge one.