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Geothermal power may be about to kill the Nuclear Energy industry. Drilling costs are falling so fast, by 2027 it will be able to provide baseload electricity at the same price. (www.nature.com)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

if there is an even better way to get baseline power to fill in the gaps between solar and wind I am all for it

What about the fact that baseload power is much talked about in the media and among lay people, but academics have known it to be a myth for over a decade at least?