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by oblio 1154 days ago
1. Only a part of energy consumption is base load, the rest fluctuates anyway... mostly with the day/night cycle (shocker!).

2. The Sun always shines somewhere, the wind always blows somewhere. It's not just about your personal backyard, ironically named "learn_more".

3. We have the thing called The Gridâ„¢, and electricity transportation at far distances is very efficient. Building these long distance connections is cheaper than you'd expect.