16 pointsby jerlam8 hours ago2 comments

wodenokoto4 hours ago
Hotdog stands and mobile fish mongers selling fresh fish outside supermarkets are all hooked up to main power in Denmark.
I’m surprised that a wagon that sits in the same place every day in New York can’t get a line of power. Surely the food vendors must be paying rent and permits for the spot, so it’s not like anybody is surprised that a power outlet is needed.
jgalt2127 hours ago
> replacing small gasoline generators with silent, emissions-free electricity.
I know more and more electricity these days is produced by green sources, but the statement above which I read often, is never strictly true.
- melling6 hours ago
  Where are the emissions generated? Far away from the population of millions.
  - duskwuff4 hours ago
    And much more cleanly/efficiently than a small gasoline-powered generator, regardless of the energy source.
    dilyevsky2 hours ago
    Coal-powered steam turbine is not that more efficient than a portable gas generator so considering coal is more carbon-intensive it's actually about the same or even worse in terms of emissions if you consider coal burning also produces mercury. Now nat gas-powered CCGT - different story. Good news is NYC is mostly powered by the latter and there's zero coal.