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0 pointsskywhopper10d ago0 comments

Recently had a battery storage facility nixed near where I live because the loudest local residents were panicked about possibilities of leaks of heavy chemicals into the groundwater (which is somewhat fair) and a bunch of less reasonable nonsense. Still, assuming the legit risks can be handled, facilities like these are crucial to future growth in electricity demand.

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infecto10d ago

We are in the age of anti-intellectualism.

https://www.propublica.org/article/michigan-solar-farms-heal...

We have been pumping oil out of the ground for lifetimes and still have little concern for all the leaky dead wells across the country but these solar panels, that’s the real problem.

joe_mamba10d ago

We have also been breathing fine coal, diesel, brake-pad and tire dust for almost 100 years with no riots from gen-pop, but clean nuclear and batteries will kill us.

maxerickson10d ago

About 15 years ago there was some interest in putting in some wind towers in the township I lived in. People were talking about stray electricity killing their livestock. Never mind the several dozen towers already installed 3 miles away.

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infecto10d ago

It’s a weird time. You would think folks would be excited about technology but we have this weird even in America where everything is scary. Facebook brainrot is no issue but F those EVs.

maxerickson10d ago

Did they even have a material listing to base their fear on?

pathartl9d ago

The argument is only fair if they provide some valid information to back up their claims. There's a project to put in a BESS near my rural hometown and every anti argument is based on non-LiFEpo cells and self-inflicted confused overlap with the data center water use arguments. This is while completely supporting "beautiful farmlands" that leech pesticides and phosphates into the water table

pjc5010d ago

I do think there should be localized referendums where we offer people the choice of taking energy infrastructure out of local approval altogether in exchange for 10% off their bills. It would save so much time and effort. I suspect the silent majority would happily take it leaving a few people yelling at pylons.

Symbiote10d ago

The UK implements something similar, though without the choice.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/households-near-new-pylon...

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infecto10d ago

We are in the age of anti-intellectualism.

https://www.propublica.org/article/michigan-solar-farms-heal...

We have been pumping oil out of the ground for lifetimes and still have little concern for all the leaky dead wells across the country but these solar panels, that’s the real problem.

joe_mamba10d ago

We have also been breathing fine coal, diesel, brake-pad and tire dust for almost 100 years with no riots from gen-pop, but clean nuclear and batteries will kill us.

maxerickson10d ago

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infecto10d ago

It’s a weird time. You would think folks would be excited about technology but we have this weird even in America where everything is scary. Facebook brainrot is no issue but F those EVs.

maxerickson10d ago

Did they even have a material listing to base their fear on?

pathartl9d ago

pjc5010d ago

Symbiote10d ago

The UK implements something similar, though without the choice.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/households-near-new-pylon...

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse