You are being misled about renewable energy technology by Technology Connections
Shares rank 8 of 10 videos by recommenders
Long, detailed video on renewable energy that people praise as excellent and required viewing.
Long, detailed video on renewable energy that people praise as excellent and required viewing.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 83%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Long, in-depth explanation of renewables
“If you like (VERY) long form videos, you might enjoy the recent video about renewables from Technology Connections”
Comment from 3 Feb 2026 in “FERC: Renewables made up 88% of new US power generating capacity to Nov 2025” “Yes! Technology Connections YouTube channel made a ninety minute video about this topic”
Comment from 23 Sep 2026 in “What California is learning from solar panels built over irrigation canals” Praised as excellent, must-watch viewing
“Alec Watson’s recent, and excellent, Technology Connections YouTube piece on renewable energy.”
Comment from 25 Feb 2026 in “Following 35% growth, solar has passed hydro on US grid” “Almost feels like it should be required viewing.”
Comment from 1 Nov 2026 in “Electrification Could Cut Global Energy Use in Half”
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What people said
All 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“That video friggin' radicalised me.”
“Almost feels like it should be required viewing.”
“Yes! Technology Connections YouTube channel made a ninety minute video about this topic”
“this talk makes the usual mistake of conflating "electricity" with "energy"”
“Alec Watson’s recent, and excellent, Technology Connections YouTube piece on renewable energy.”
“If you like (VERY) long form videos, you might enjoy the recent video about renewables from Technology Connections”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.