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Would have been easier to just not shut down that nuclear power plant in the first place…

• throwaway0a5e 5y ago
  Shut down nuclear power -> +5 virtue points. Spin up gas power plants to solve an actual problem -> -2 virtue points, less if you can deflect the blame elsewhere. See why they did it this way? Government decision making is absolutely riddled with this kind of crap.
• theevilsharpie 5y ago
  The San Onofre plant was shut down because the replacement reactor that was installed was defective and unsafe to operate, and repairing it wasn't worth the expense. They didn't shut it down for funsies.
  • willis936 5y ago
    >repairing it wasn't worth the expense The alternative being mothballing an energy source when you're in an energy supply crisis.
  • op00to 5y ago
    The “expense” you mention is just getting plastered all over ratepayers in CA as they have to deal with bullshit instability.