Re:Germany looks to step up coal exit timetable
by barry-cotter on Thursday January 16, 2020 @04:54AM
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At worst they can import electricity from France which has plenty of nuclear power.
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Re:Germany looks to step up coal exit timetable
by nicolaslem on Thursday January 16, 2020 @05:13AM
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France will not have plenty of nuclear power to spare, many reactors are old and there is no plan to build more of them. In a few decades most reactors will have to shutdown because these things don't live forever.
Re:Germany looks to step up coal exit timetable
by Brave-Steak on Thursday January 16, 2020 @05:20AM
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They don't even have enough spare capacity now. I think I remember reading that when peak loads were particularly high recently, they had to import power from Germany.
Re:Germany looks to step up coal exit timetable
by ourlordcaffeine on Thursday January 16, 2020 @05:47AM
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>import electricity from France
There is no interconnector, France and Germany are on the same grid I believe.
Re:Germany looks to step up coal exit timetable
by t0ddbonzalez on Thursday January 16, 2020 @05:06AM
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Ah yes, the benefits of nuclear power with no responsibility for dealing with the waste.
Shifting the burden elsewhere hardly seems fair, does it?
Anyhow, I don't think that importing power from a neighboring country is a long-term solution to Germany's electricity needs.