Jordan Peterson

Germany's cloudy.

Germany's cloudy.

Germany's cloudy.

And neither is the wind. Right. And then it's my understanding as well that to the degree that your grid is reliant on intermittent power sources, you need backups that, as you said, are instantly available. Right. So that means you can't start up a nuclear plant because that takes a long time. Correct. But also that... have the same capacity as the system you're replacing.

And neither is the wind. Right. And then it's my understanding as well that to the degree that your grid is reliant on intermittent power sources, you need backups that, as you said, are instantly available. Right. So that means you can't start up a nuclear plant because that takes a long time. Correct. But also that... have the same capacity as the system you're replacing.

And neither is the wind. Right. And then it's my understanding as well that to the degree that your grid is reliant on intermittent power sources, you need backups that, as you said, are instantly available. Right. So that means you can't start up a nuclear plant because that takes a long time. Correct. But also that... have the same capacity as the system you're replacing.

So what that implies, as far as I can tell, is that if you build a primarily solar and wind grid, you have to have, so far, either a nuclear or fossil fuel backup that's ready online to go, which essentially means you have to build two systems.

So what that implies, as far as I can tell, is that if you build a primarily solar and wind grid, you have to have, so far, either a nuclear or fossil fuel backup that's ready online to go, which essentially means you have to build two systems.

So what that implies, as far as I can tell, is that if you build a primarily solar and wind grid, you have to have, so far, either a nuclear or fossil fuel backup that's ready online to go, which essentially means you have to build two systems.

How many industrial processes rely even for their physical integrity on continuous power supplies? I know there are industrial processes where if they lose power long enough, steel smelters and so forth, it devastates the plant. Refrigeration, freezing, medicines, hospitals.

How many industrial processes rely even for their physical integrity on continuous power supplies? I know there are industrial processes where if they lose power long enough, steel smelters and so forth, it devastates the plant. Refrigeration, freezing, medicines, hospitals.

How many industrial processes rely even for their physical integrity on continuous power supplies? I know there are industrial processes where if they lose power long enough, steel smelters and so forth, it devastates the plant. Refrigeration, freezing, medicines, hospitals.

Right, right. Cook, cook, cook, turn it off, boom, it's gone. Right. Natural gas is extremely clean, too, all things considered.

Right, right. Cook, cook, cook, turn it off, boom, it's gone. Right. Natural gas is extremely clean, too, all things considered.

Right, right. Cook, cook, cook, turn it off, boom, it's gone. Right. Natural gas is extremely clean, too, all things considered.

Hey, the plants love that, Scott.

Hey, the plants love that, Scott.

Hey, the plants love that, Scott.

Might be worth explaining in some detail this notion of energy density and its relationship to transportability, for example. Sure.

Might be worth explaining in some detail this notion of energy density and its relationship to transportability, for example. Sure.