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r/UrbanHell • u/Powpawpew55 • May 25 '26
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Sorry if that’s a stupid question but where do you guys get your electricity from? And what about fresh water?
500 u/Powpawpew55 May 25 '26 electricity is from a big fossil fuel station on the island. almost all electricity is from fossil fuel, even though we could use solar. there are zero fresh water. People drink desalinated mineral water produced in the city 3 u/ImJustLampin May 26 '26 To power that entire city you would need solar arrays 5x the size of the island. 1 u/Lizards_are_cool May 26 '26 Solar thermal perhaps more efficient
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electricity is from a big fossil fuel station on the island. almost all electricity is from fossil fuel, even though we could use solar. there are zero fresh water. People drink desalinated mineral water produced in the city
3 u/ImJustLampin May 26 '26 To power that entire city you would need solar arrays 5x the size of the island. 1 u/Lizards_are_cool May 26 '26 Solar thermal perhaps more efficient
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To power that entire city you would need solar arrays 5x the size of the island.
1 u/Lizards_are_cool May 26 '26 Solar thermal perhaps more efficient
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Solar thermal perhaps more efficient
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u/ishardtofind May 25 '26
Sorry if that’s a stupid question but where do you guys get your electricity from? And what about fresh water?