I mean im guessing its because it may not be as profitable, or atleast at first, boycotts or directly just capitalism fucking everything up? i legit always imagine aliens seeing us still use coal while having DISCOVERED IN 1932

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    i legit thought that although nuclear is more expensive, atleast at the initial investment, that solar/wind lasts much less than nuclear, i mean they are still using some soviet nuclear plants yk

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      Why wouldn’t solar and wind longer? They’re simpler systems, much less has to be maintained

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        Because solar panels degrade (down to 80% aber ~25 years) and wind turbines are also only engineered for ~30 years.

        You could use them for longer, but it usually makes more economic sense to dump/recycle them and put up new ones, which usually produce quite a bit more power.