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The last time France had a blackout on the scale of Spain and Portugal was 1978. France has been and remains one of the top electricity exporters for Western Eu

by ttfkam 1y ago

The last time France had a blackout on the scale of Spain and Portugal was 1978. France has been and remains one of the top electricity exporters for Western Europe. Because of nuclear. By comparison, Germany dropped its nuclear power industry in favor of focus on renewables. Now they import electricity generated by nuclear from France and buy fossil fuels from Russia despite recent Russian aggression. Who isn't dependent on fossil fuel imports from Russia? France. Who is looking to ban all internal combustion engines from their largest city by 2030? France. Because of nuclear.

croes 1y ago
Germany is a net importer since 2023, what was also 2023 in France? >2023 when several reactors were switched off for longer unexpected maintenance periods. Who exploited Niger for four decades for its Uranium? France https://www.lemonde.fr/en/les-decodeurs/article/2023/08/04/how-dependent-is-france-on-niger-s-uranium_6080772_8.html https://www.lemonde.fr/en/les-decodeurs/article/2023/08/04/h... Who is the main buyer in the EU of Russian Uranium? France https://bellona.org/news/nuclear-issues/2025-01-eu-and-us-reduce-russian-uranium-and-nuclear-fuel-purchases-in-2024 https://bellona.org/news/nuclear-issues/2025-01-eu-and-us-re... If they aren’t dependent on Russian fossile fuels why do they still buy from Russia? https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20250414-greenpeace-report-reveals-france-s-double-standards-in-dealing-with-russia https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20250414-greenpeace-report-reve...
wewxjfq 1y ago
Germany does not receive Russian pipeline gas and has banned Russian LNG from its ports. It receives a tiny share of Russian gas from Dutch and Belgian ports, but to my knowledge Germany has no control over this. France on the other hand is the top destination for Russian LNG in the EU, sharing the lead only with countries that refuse to support Ukraine. Germany became a net importer of electricity in 2023, but it took the vast majority of its nuclear power plants offline long before that, when Germany still was a net exporter of electricity. Even in 2022, during the gas crisis with barely any nuclear power left, Germany net exported records amounts of electricity to other European countries, with France at the top of the receiving end because half of their nuclear reactor fleet was offline. Lastly, Germany has one of the most stable grids in the world, while France does issue blackout warnings when demand peaks.
ViewTrick1002 1y ago
You do know that the French grid would crash during every cold spell without 30 GW of fossil fueled power production? With the majority coming from their neighbors, reversing said flow? What they have done is outsourced the management of their grid to their neighbors fossil fuel power plants, and then only when they truly have to they reduce the output of their nuclear power. Stick two French next to each other and they would in short order crash.

by ttfkam 1y ago

croes 1y ago

Germany is a net importer since 2023, what was also 2023 in France? >2023 when several reactors were switched off for longer unexpected maintenance periods. Who exploited Niger for four decades for its Uranium? France https://www.lemonde.fr/en/les-decodeurs/article/2023/08/04/how-dependent-is-france-on-niger-s-uranium_6080772_8.html https://www.lemonde.fr/en/les-decodeurs/article/2023/08/04/h... Who is the main buyer in the EU of Russian Uranium? France https://bellona.org/news/nuclear-issues/2025-01-eu-and-us-reduce-russian-uranium-and-nuclear-fuel-purchases-in-2024 https://bellona.org/news/nuclear-issues/2025-01-eu-and-us-re... If they aren’t dependent on Russian fossile fuels why do they still buy from Russia? https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20250414-greenpeace-report-reveals-france-s-double-standards-in-dealing-with-russia https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20250414-greenpeace-report-reve...

wewxjfq 1y ago

Germany does not receive Russian pipeline gas and has banned Russian LNG from its ports. It receives a tiny share of Russian gas from Dutch and Belgian ports, but to my knowledge Germany has no control over this. France on the other hand is the top destination for Russian LNG in the EU, sharing the lead only with countries that refuse to support Ukraine. Germany became a net importer of electricity in 2023, but it took the vast majority of its nuclear power plants offline long before that, when Germany still was a net exporter of electricity. Even in 2022, during the gas crisis with barely any nuclear power left, Germany net exported records amounts of electricity to other European countries, with France at the top of the receiving end because half of their nuclear reactor fleet was offline. Lastly, Germany has one of the most stable grids in the world, while France does issue blackout warnings when demand peaks.

ViewTrick1002 1y ago

You do know that the French grid would crash during every cold spell without 30 GW of fossil fueled power production? With the majority coming from their neighbors, reversing said flow? What they have done is outsourced the management of their grid to their neighbors fossil fuel power plants, and then only when they truly have to they reduce the output of their nuclear power. Stick two French next to each other and they would in short order crash.