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		p1mrx on Nov 14, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: U.S. sets goal to drive down cost of removing CO2 ... A wind turbine is only profitable if you can physically connect it to someone who needs energy while the wind is blowing. That will get harder as more are built.

AnthonyMouse on Nov 14, 2021 [–]

At which point the most economically efficient thing becomes to install batteries or hydro or nuclear. It still isn't carbon capture, is it?

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