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That's completely unfair, much of the content of the study is determining which sources would fill the gap. That's not an assumption.
by rozab 4y ago
That's completely unfair, much of the content of the study is determining which sources would fill the gap. That's not an assumption.
- ZeroGravitas 4y agoIf they calculate that the gap would be filled with mostly fossil when new generation is overwhelmingly renewable, and building new renewables is cheaper than running existing coal plants, then they've made a mistake. Specifically, it looks like they're using the grid makeup as of 2015 to calculate what would be used if nuclear disappeared overnight.
- abenga 4y agoMathematically, taking nuclear generation that already exists offline while there still exist fossil fuel burning plants is increasing emissions. Any additional renewable capacity could have displaced coal and gas instead.