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> France gets something like 75% of its energy from nuclear. That's not quite correct. We do get 75% of our electricity from nuclear, but electricity is only ~
by byroot 5y ago
> France gets something like 75% of its energy from nuclear.
That's not quite correct. We do get 75% of our electricity from nuclear, but electricity is only ~25% of the energy consumed in France.
So in practice about 18% of our energy comes from nuclear, and way over 75% of it from fossil fuels.