US grid adds batteries at 10x the rate of natural gas in first half of 2024 - eviltoast
By year's end, 96 percent of the US's grid additions won't add carbon to the atmosphere.
  • iknowitwheniseeit@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
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    4 months ago

    This was my first thought. I guess if you’re replacing a coal plant it’s not completely terrible, but be prepared to turn it off in 10 or 20 years.

    • Eiri@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      4 months ago

      A Climate Town video convinced me natural gas actually manages to be worse.

      Natural gas is methane, and it’s extremely hard to handle that without having any leaks, ever. And since methane is a very powerful greenhouse gas, it doesn’t take that much leaked gas to cross the line into “worse than coal”.

      And there are lots of leaks.