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minus-squaredublet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 hours ago I dunno if “power plant” quite fits for solar and wind Why not? The First Law of Thermodynamics: Energy Cannot Be Created or Destroyed Fossil fuel power plants merely convert chemical energy into another type.
minus-squareJakenVeina@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 hours agoJust that “power plant” I think most people associate with large enclosed facilities that house power generating equipment, which doesn’t quite describe wind and solar farms. Hence that most people refer to them as “farms”.
Why not?
The First Law of Thermodynamics: Energy Cannot Be Created or Destroyed
Fossil fuel power plants merely convert chemical energy into another type.
Just that “power plant” I think most people associate with large enclosed facilities that house power generating equipment, which doesn’t quite describe wind and solar farms. Hence that most people refer to them as “farms”.