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Re:A first for Canada: New type of nuclear plant opening by ... by stormbrew on Tuesday May 03, 2022 @12:31AM (#31244638)
This is a little deceptive I think. Electricity only makes up about 17% of canada's energy use, with 75% or so of our total energy demand coming from carbon sources[1]. We mostly use natural gas for heating, while in many other places in the world it's more likely electricity is gonna be used for indoor climate control (AC, heat pumps, even resistive heating).
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Re:A first for Canada: New type of nuclear plant opening by ... by natmaka on Tuesday May 03, 2022 @02:11AM (#31245237)
Yes, as electricity only globally provides at best about 25% of final energy all this is misleading when it comes to the 'big picture'.

Usage profiles are indeed pertinent: Australians probably don't need dissipate energy in order for heating as Canadians do, but even this perspective isn't easy to grasp: heating thanks to gridpower is a thing in some nations without really cold seasons, France being one.

However the subject here is a gridpower-producing nuclear reactor, this IMHO sets a perimeter.

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