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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How do countries in Scandinavia deal with it?  They get pretty cold weather in the winter.  Do they lose power every winter when it's freezing?
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Different answer for each country but basically boils down to hydro and to a lesser extent nuclear. [/quote]

My college kid is a geosciences major who does research in hydro (and volcanos and earthquakes). Loves Iceland, which is an amazing country. And Iceland to a large extent and Scandinavia to a lesser one are well situated for hydro. (So is part of the US). But, it’s like oil. You can’t just drill any old place and boom!  You need a geographically unstable area, which often (usually) means earthquakes and volcanos). Hawaii makes great use of geothermal for that reason.  It can also make geothermal in AP stable.  Because extraction uses chemicals that react badly to volcanic eruptions (to out it mildly).  My kids research is actually is more stable/ safer methods of employing geothermal.  But, you still need the pressurized buildup of water.

See— I listen when we talks.  :D [/quote]

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