One of many reasons is the issue of distribution at a distance. It’s terribly inefficient to deliver power to distant locations because you get drops the further you go. Another reason would be strategic. You don’t want to have too much infrastructure centralized on a single location in case of war.
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Sniatch@lemmy.world 10 months agoThen why dont you have 100 nuclear plants on that space
JigglySackles@lemmy.world 10 months ago
capital@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Unfortunately I do not make these decisions for our country.
Harbinger01173430@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Because it’s not profitable for the oil companies
Sniatch@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I tell you a secret, It’s not profitable for anyone.
areyouevenreal@lemm.ee 10 months ago
Electricity is a public utility. Profit shouldn’t come into the question. When it does you just end up using coal and gas, which isn’t good for the planet or people at all.
zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
Surely all that cheap electricity would help someone