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Please delineate in your comment that this is for the world. Not for the United States or other western countries. Those governments listed in the report have to quell their population to avoid an uprising.

Wind power’s limits: 1. Not a base load provider 2. Requires an energy ready base load provider 3. Is dependent on an energy source that is not providing steady inputs 4. Has larger footprints than nuclear plants 5. Blot the natural landscape



> Not for the United States or other western countries.

Incorrect - An obvious counterexample is the UK.

Wind power contributed 24.8% of UK electricity supplied in 2020, having surpassed coal in 2016 and nuclear in 2018.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_power_in_the_United_Kin...


Right now, the Texas power grid is generating more than 9GW from wind power alone.

Now, do I think we should have nuclear in the mix? Sure. Do I ignore the ERCOT dashboard because it doesn't fit my narrative? No.

And trust me, there is plenty of land still to look at that doesn't have windmills on them. I'm not offended when I drive through west Texas.




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