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They are using ground-source heat pumps for cooling, which are more efficient than air-source heat pumps. The target temperature has simply been set higher than
by jltsiren 2y ago
They are using ground-source heat pumps for cooling, which are more efficient than air-source heat pumps. The target temperature has simply been set higher than some would prefer.
France using nuclear power is part of the problem. In summer 2022 and 2023, fewer than expected reactors were operational, for a number of reasons. Some of those reasons could repeat if the summer is hot and dry.
- Krssst 2y agoThe problem is that we shut down a working reactor few years ago for political reasons and that we didn't build more for several decades. When NREs fail to provide enough electricity we don't get a news article, because otherwise it would be the headline almost every day. 2022 and 2023 were a bad time because of delayed COVID maintenance + issue detected of several reactors + heat. This was after decades of no problem. The summer heat is here to stay and get worse so it should be taken into account when building new reactors.