TL;DR: green development gets blocked.

  • scratchee@feddit.uk
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    2 months ago

    Renewables naturally need a different grid structure (intermittent power means you need to draw from far away at least some of the time, and the grid has to be built for the worst day, not the best), but on top of that heat pumps and electric cars will be drawing a lot more power regardless of their greater efficiency, so the grid does need massive expansion, even if you assume people are boosting the efficiency of everything.