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The gas shortage is for heating and industrial use, not electric generation. Their industry is ramping up to production levels higher than pre-war which isn't h
by KennyBlanken 3y ago
The gas shortage is for heating and industrial use, not electric generation. Their industry is ramping up to production levels higher than pre-war which isn't helping.
Also, they delayed shutdown of some nuclear plants due to the energy crisis.
But guess where the fuel for their nuclear power plants was coming from? Hint: starts with an R.
In the US we're replacing nuclear reactors with wind and solar at 2x the rate we're losing nuclear generation capacity. Germany has also seen incredible solar growth: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/germany-goes-all-energy-transition-with-nuclear-shutdowns-2023-04-19/ https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/germany-goes-all...
They're still planning to eliminate coal from the grid, and not only that, they're dropping the plan to do so from 2038 to 2030: https://www.cleanenergywire.org/factsheets/geared-germany-enters-second-winter-without-russian-gas#three https://www.cleanenergywire.org/factsheets/geared-germany-en...