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Re:Germany extends lifetime of all 3 remaining nuclear plants by maliker on Monday October 17, 2022 @03:43PM (#33238562)
True. Some even argue that Germany's renewable build-out was so large that it significantly lowered renewable costs worldwide.

But if Russian gas was as expensive and unreliable 15 years ago as it is now, I suspect they would have kept the nukes.

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Re:Germany extends lifetime of all 3 remaining nuclear plants by YeBanKo on Monday October 17, 2022 @04:16PM (#33238982)
If only there was a sign in 2008 that would indicate to Germany that Russia was not a reliable partner. Like if, for example, Russia targeted oil pipeline running from Azerbaijan to Europe through Georgia and Turkey. Oh, but there was: https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB121866234961938253
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