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Energy, and How We Get It

The tax the second law charges, a grid that must balance, and the binding curve

Carnot · the grid operators · the binding energy curve · 3 chapters · 8 min read

The tax the second law charges, a grid that must balance, and the binding curve.

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  1. 01The Tax on Every TransactionOn why nothing is used up, and why everything runs down anyway.
  2. 02Balanced, Every SecondOn a machine the size of a continent that stores nothing.
  3. 03The Curve Everything Falls TowardsOn one graph that explains the sun, the reactor and the bomb.