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>The current peak is because of Russia. No. It's also because they moronically shut down nuclear right after Russia happened instead of keeping it longer. Sinc
by ChuckNorris89 4y ago
>The current peak is because of Russia.
No. It's also because they moronically shut down nuclear right after Russia happened instead of keeping it longer. Since they can't replace gas too easily, the coal peak will be longer into the future not just current.
>Coal is used to replace gas
No. Coal is used to generate electricity. Do you know what else they could have used to generate electricity? Nuclear.
The reasoning you provided is just the same ol' anti-nuclear propaganda spewed all over German politics and media: "Oh, it's Russia's fault. We can only use coal. Never nuclear."
- PurpleRamen 4y ago> No. Coal is used to generate electricity. No, in the first place it's used to generate heat, which is also used for generating electricity, but also to heat up homes and other systems. Nuclear Plants are simply not in a location where they can serve this purpose.
- themaninthedark 4y agoGermany is centrally burning gas and then distributing the heat to houses? And they had to switch their gas plants over to coal because Russia? I thought they just restarted old coal plants.
- PurpleRamen 4y agoYes, it's called district heating or teleheating. And generally is heat also a form of energy used in some other processes, not just for heating up buildings or streets. Energy-politic is far more complex than electricity and building big plants.