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40% of US electricity is now emissions-free (arstechnica.com)

submitted 10 months ago by boem@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] pizzazz@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Right now the comparison between France (61 GWs of installed nuclear) and Germany (130+ -!!!- GWs of installed renewables) is disastrous. Their choice to phase out their remaining plants was criminal but the policy is dumb in general, tying themselves to coal and gas power for the realistic future. I'm very curious to see when (or if) they'll ever get to the same emission levels and how much time and money they'll have wasted by then.

BTW. Nuclear Power Plants pay themselves up in decades of operation. Of course a privateer is not extremely keen in this kind of investment. That is exactly why countries are supposed to invest in strategic infrastructure, which are partly indirectly financed by privateers through treasury bonds.

[–] frezik@midwest.social -1 points 10 months ago

I agree shutting down fictional nuclear plants is dumb. Doesn't mean we should build new ones.