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[-] SandbagTiara2816@lemmy.dbzer0.com 28 points 4 weeks ago

No please! Electric substations are necessary to transmit power, and we actually need more of them if we’re going to build the amount of renewables we need.

If you’re looking for parts of the electrical system that I feel less positively about, that would include data centers (especially for AI and crypto mining) and coal-fired power plants.

Of course, industrial sabotage is a crime, and with all the high voltage and current going around, it’s a particularly dangerous one at that. Would not recommend

[-] intensely_human@lemm.ee 3 points 3 weeks ago

Until they're replaced by other generators, those coal-fired power plants are supporting everyone just like the substations are.

[-] SandbagTiara2816@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 weeks ago

I hear that, but I think we need to be phasing out coal as fast as possible. Nuclear for base load and renewables plus storage for the rest is our best path forward to decarbonize ASAP

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