Re:Exchange electricity prices in France go through the roof
by synotna2 on Friday April 08, 2022 @05:01AM
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Yes, hopefully we have unicorns in the distant future
Today and the immediate future need solutions that we can already build
Re:Exchange electricity prices in France go through the roof
by tonyedgecombe on Saturday April 09, 2022 @05:54AM
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All of those options are available to us right now, they are literally being rolled out as we speak. There is a much bigger question about our ability to build nuclear on the scale required.
Re:Exchange electricity prices in France go through the roof
by spupe on Monday April 11, 2022 @05:12AM
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Honest question, do you know a serious source I can read about how this rollout is being executed? I am only familiar with European energy policy, and grid storage currently is a pipe dream, more efficient construction is very slowly being rolled out and so far doesn't make a dent in the problem, and the renewable mix being expanded is inevitably intermittent (mostly solar and wind, with the rest being negligible), as hydro is a very small component of the mix so far and in the medium term future. The only question about our ability to build nuclear is cost-efficiency and regulations.
Of course let's not close existing plants germany-style while we do it (in the next few decades), but lets not kid ourselves that nuclear fission can power a stable, robust and resilient society that can last thousand of years.