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Shermann

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1. Pumped hydro storage can double as regular hydro
Sun Sep 17, 2023, 08:51 AM
Sep 2023

...if there's any substantial rainfall. So that's basically free energy which can offset some efficiency losses.

That said, I do think nuclear is the best house in a bad neighborhood.

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