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consider the implications for a post scarcity future (slrpnk.net)

submitted 7 months ago by irreticent@lemmy.world to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world

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cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/8471507

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[–] aubeynarf@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

no, it’s an engineering reason. The total energy into the grid has to equal the total energy out, and large generation plants can’t just be spun up and down at will. The generation network has to coordinate changes in capacity and synchronize resulting line frequency shifts.

[–] orrk@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

and large generation plants can’t just be spun up and down at will.

actually, they can...