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The time has finally come for geothermal energy

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160 points riordan | 1 comments | 17 Nov 25 13:55 UTC | HN request time: 0.201s | source
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yawaramin ◴[17 Nov 25 15:48 UTC] No.45954633[source]▶
It's nuclear fission. It's always been nuclear fission (well, at least since the '50s) and it will continue to be until we commercialize fusion reactors. Everything else is nice to have but it's like NIH syndrome.
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1. tim333 ◴[18 Nov 25 01:35 UTC] No.45960416[source]▶
Solar + wind is being installed at about 100x the rate of fission because it's so expensive. And the differential is only increasing.

installs: https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/01/13/the-fastest-energy-ch...

costs: https://www.reddit.com/r/energy/comments/11q58pe/price_trend...