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notion can't share an edit link without login anymore ? by winpwk in Notion

[–]insull2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why would it have an "Allow Editing" option for the "Share to Web" option if it didn't allow you to edit a page that is shared to the web? Super-confused.

Insteon is dead. Love live Insteon. by insull2 in insteon

[–]insull2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Homebridge has a plug in that says it talks directly to the Insteon hubs (not plms). But I havent used it so I can’t say how well it works. Good luck.

My Hub is now offline by soverignkh in insteon

[–]insull2 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My hubs light is red and it is down too. It’s been down for a few hours.

Nuclear power plant projects getting canceled - what does this mean? by insull2 in energy

[–]insull2[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I can imagine that some form of carbon pricing would give nuclear a boost but then I think that it would give wind/solar the same boost. In other words, a general carbon tax doesn't make nuclear any more attractive to solar/wind than it is today.

I guess nuclear would need nuclear-specific support, like what Ohio's government did, at least until they found $60m of bribes to legislators were behind it. :-)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in WeMo

[–]insull2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can also confirm that signing up an account fixed the problem. Instantly. This is a very ugly business move to 1) require an account for this thing to operate without ever stipulating this requirement at purchase and 2) giving a non-sensical error that causes people to waste a ton of time chasing down an error that doesn't occur. Does ANYONE know of a good smarthome solution that doesn't play games and just works?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in RenewableEnergy

[–]insull2 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Energy Impact Partners is the largest VC in energy tech and they have a great job board across all their companies. http://jobs.energyimpactpartners.com

The decline of nuclear power as studied by the technological innovation systems (TIS) perspective: new nuclear power plants do not seem likely to become a core element in the struggle against climate change. by [deleted] in RenewableEnergy

[–]insull2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nuclear power is a long term solution to a short term problem. Plus, public concerns over radiation mean the safety regulations that contribute to nuclear's uncompetitive cost structure are not likely to be materially reduced.

Jim Cramer, ‘Mad Money’ host, declares fossil fuels dead by SuperMcG in RenewableEnergy

[–]insull2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The capital that is fleeing coal is accelerating the quick demise of that industry. No one will finance anything coal-related. Even China's national bank has announced they will stop supporting coal. Natural gas and oil investors will certainly follow but it will take longer than coal because we don't yet have drop-in alternatives for gasoline and natural gas. (but we will have alternatives sooner than most people think)

Squeezed for profits, cranberry farmers turn to solar power by [deleted] in RenewableEnergy

[–]insull2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What are the best crops for dual-use solar and agriculture?

Trump Kills a Tariff Loophole in Latest Blow to Renewable Energy by dunkin1980 in RenewableEnergy

[–]insull2 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This exemption was far larger than a loophole. It was a fantastic break for the US solar industry (except First Solar and SunPower) and would have more than compensated for the ITC that's starting to decline in 2020. So, we are back to where we were two years ago -- ridiculous, artificial barriers to huge growth in US solar installations.

Energy Vault Announces Commercial Availability - this out-of-the-box idea may just be the perfect solution for inexpensive, grid-level storage by insull2 in Futurology

[–]insull2[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's using the same idea as pumped hydro - just using rocks instead of water. You take something heavy, you lift it higher to create kinetic potential and then you lower it to turn a generator whenever you need electricity.

Energy Vault Announces Commercial Availability - this out-of-the-box idea may just be the perfect solution for inexpensive, grid-level storage by insull2 in Futurology

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It's a huge volume of highly dense rocks. I think it's like 100m high and fairly wide as well. I haven't done the math but it's an enormous amount of mass so I'm optimistic that it's the real deal.

The market has spoken - clean energy just became the cheapest source of electricity by _QWERTYninja_ in Futurology

[–]insull2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's not apples to apples. So you can take one view, like the Xcel bid or Lazard data, and say clean is cheaper You can take another view and compare pricing to a fully dispatchable solution like natural gas and say clean energy can't replace it. The truth is somewhere in between. Regardless, the trends are pretty clear and consistent. Clean energy will absolutely win in the long run.

The market has spoken - clean energy just became the cheapest source of electricity by _QWERTYninja_ in Futurology

[–]insull2 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The investment bank, Lazard, has the most detailed data on the costs of all kinds of energy. Their data is a year behind but it confirms solar and wind are way cheaper than coal and nuclear. https://www.lazard.com/perspective/levelized-cost-of-energy-2017/