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Here [1] are statistics on usage of natural gas in Germany. Roughly 1/3 is used for heating, 1/3 is used by the industry. None of those can be replaced by elec
by dirkt 4y ago
Here [1] are statistics on usage of natural gas in Germany.
Roughly 1/3 is used for heating, 1/3 is used by the industry. None of those can be replaced by electricity in the short run, nuclear or otherwise. Probably only part of that could even replaced by electricity in the long run. Only 14% is used for power generation, but this part is for the "we need more power right now for current demand, and not more power in 10 hours after we've started the nuclear plant".
> Replacing 12% of the electricity supply with something other than Russian gas, along with the other measures being taken, is enough to eliminate 100% of Russian gas imports.
Completely wrong, sorry...
[1] https://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/37985/umfrage/verbrauch-von-erdgas-in-deutschland-nach-abnehmergruppen-2009/ https://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/37985/umfrage...
- hedora 4y agoThere are plans to reduce Russian imports (currently 12%) to 25% of current levels. That means 3% of the electricity supply needs to be replaced. They could run the nuclear plants all day, and waste the excess generation in times of low demand.
- MagnumOpus 4y agoGerman nuke plants (just like French ones) are load following and can go from near-zero to full load in 15-30 minutes. They are usually not used that way because their base load is needed. Also, if you do not know that, you might reflect about what other facts relevant to forming an educated opinion on the topic you are missing.