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Alex Epstein: Unpacking the Energy Crisis, Nuclear, ESG & Bitcoin Mining

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The Modern Electric Grid Is One of the Greatest Achievements in Human History

The modern electric grid is one of the greatest achievements in human history. It relies on a controllable supply of electricity, which has historically been based on stores of energy. Solar and Wind are uncontrollable electricity that you cannot rely on. Theoretically it would be possible to store so much power for not just a rainy day, but a cloudy day or not exactly the amount of wind you would have it available. But this is bizarrely cost prohibitive,. Nobody who's an Elon Musk worshiper likes this."

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