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minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 months ago But will Fusion ever be cheaper than solar? Eventually. But, much like traditional fission power, you’ll need a very large and complex piece of infrastructure to deliver it. You won’t be able to put a fusion plant in your basement like you can put solar on your roof.
minus-squareHugeNerd@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down4·8 months agoThere are fusion reactors that fit between your fingers.
Eventually. But, much like traditional fission power, you’ll need a very large and complex piece of infrastructure to deliver it.
You won’t be able to put a fusion plant in your basement like you can put solar on your roof.
There are fusion reactors that fit between your fingers.