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[โ€“] calidris@hexbear.net 9 points 6 days ago

Besides wind turbines and some solar power, all of our power plants are essentially fancy steam engines turning turbines. We've been generating power using water to spin wheels of increasing complexity for thousands of years. Wind as well, though it's not as prevalent in the modern era.