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"replaced by swimming oil-fired power plants."

by rasz 4y ago

ZeroGravitas 4y ago
This is like complaining that someone hired an ICE car while they wait for their EV delivery. Short-term, relocatable, oil-based power stations are not a good long term answer, but as a short term fix they're probably better than keeping nuclear open in terms of cost/benefit. If you're trying to catch them out, for whatever reason, then their continued coal usage is probably a better thing to point to. Hiring temporary power stations while the whole of europe is in a gas crisis seems totally reasonable.
- rasz 4y ago
  No, its complaining about someone hiring F-350 Limited Crew Cab while declaring their two fully charged EVs 'too old'. Part of EU gas crisis is due to DE late panic buying all available sources at whatever the cost https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy/news/as-eu-is-asked-to-mobilise-all-available-energy-anger-at-germany-grows/ https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy/news/as-eu-is-asked-... >Germany, the EU’s biggest economy, is also the country most dependent on Russian gas, which hampered the bloc’s ability to react more strongly to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. >In its rush to reduce the Kremlin’s grip on Berlin, it snapped up every molecule of gas it could find, subsidising large-scale LNG purchases with billions in free credit. >Today, Germany’s gas storage is around 87% full. But this, too, has not proven to be the most popular policy. >“The price of gas is skyrocketing. Why? Because of, actually, Germany buying a lot of gas after July 23rd when they said this is the second phase of the alarm,” explained Nils Torvald, a liberal EU parliamentarian from Finland, at an EURACTIV event on Tuesday. I really like this take: >“If Germany does not take any responsibility for its energy security, I will propose to our government that we cut the Baltic cable,” commented Take Anstoot from the Swedish Greens. DE is so rich they can afford higher cost while hiking energy bills for everyone else, and they still dont seem to be giving a f.

"replaced by swimming oil-fired power plants."

by rasz 4y ago

"replaced by swimming oil-fired power plants."

This is like complaining that someone hired an ICE car while they wait for their EV delivery. Short-term, relocatable, oil-based power stations are not a good long term answer, but as a short term fix they're probably better than keeping nuclear open in terms of cost/benefit. If you're trying to catch them out, for whatever reason, then their continued coal usage is probably a better thing to point to. Hiring temporary power stations while the whole of europe is in a gas crisis seems totally reasonable.

rasz 4y ago
No, its complaining about someone hiring F-350 Limited Crew Cab while declaring their two fully charged EVs 'too old'. Part of EU gas crisis is due to DE late panic buying all available sources at whatever the cost https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy/news/as-eu-is-asked-to-mobilise-all-available-energy-anger-at-germany-grows/ https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy/news/as-eu-is-asked-... >Germany, the EU’s biggest economy, is also the country most dependent on Russian gas, which hampered the bloc’s ability to react more strongly to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. >In its rush to reduce the Kremlin’s grip on Berlin, it snapped up every molecule of gas it could find, subsidising large-scale LNG purchases with billions in free credit. >Today, Germany’s gas storage is around 87% full. But this, too, has not proven to be the most popular policy. >“The price of gas is skyrocketing. Why? Because of, actually, Germany buying a lot of gas after July 23rd when they said this is the second phase of the alarm,” explained Nils Torvald, a liberal EU parliamentarian from Finland, at an EURACTIV event on Tuesday. I really like this take: >“If Germany does not take any responsibility for its energy security, I will propose to our government that we cut the Baltic cable,” commented Take Anstoot from the Swedish Greens. DE is so rich they can afford higher cost while hiking energy bills for everyone else, and they still dont seem to be giving a f.