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Re:Germany considers keeping nuclear power plants online by ausudhz on Sunday March 06, 2022 @11:16AM (#30578550)
Many industrial processes need heat that is NOT generated with electricity.

Natural gas has many use in the energy sector but is also needed in the manufacturing sector (making glass for example?)

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Re:Germany considers keeping nuclear power plants online by 323 on Sunday March 06, 2022 @11:20AM (#30578588)
So wouldn't it be a good idea then to stop burning gas for generating electricity by using nuclear instead?
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Re:Germany considers keeping nuclear power plants online by ausudhz on Sunday March 06, 2022 @11:22AM (#30578602)
Yes. But you can't replace manufacturing processes that need gas with electricity lol

Germany import like 60/65% of the gas from Russia. Not all of that is used to generate electricity, I don't have the breakdown but I'm pretty sure that a big part goes to manufacturing

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Re:Germany considers keeping nuclear power plants online by throw-nocoiner on Sunday March 06, 2022 @11:40AM (#30578751)
It's about equally split between electricity, heating and industry
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