Note: said society is preindustrial and has ample access to flowing water, but not fossil fuels or radioactive deposits. It also has access to mountain hot springs, which I thought could also be used as “batteries” during times when streams freeze. This last point is what set him off.
He also really hates wind turbines.
oh i definitely had to look that up. holy shit
she was already an old lady by the time i read the first couple books (i was like 20ish) so hopefully it was just her being an out of touch old lady believing a story told to her but i dunno
a short story she wrote about dragon bonding was in my middle school lit textbook