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Re:'Energy independent' Uruguay runs on 100% renewables for ... by Marvin_Martian on Friday November 17, 2023 @11:10AM (#38305496)
Germany was facing the cutoff from russian gas, which had provided more than half of its gas imports, and was also in the process of shutting down its last nuclear reactors.

To suggest that the return of those coal power plants was due to renewables underdelivering, seems to be misleading at best.

Personally, that whole fiasco served as a reminder of the dangers of fossil fuel imports from undemocratic states.

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Re:'Energy independent' Uruguay runs on 100% renewables for ... by nixass on Saturday November 18, 2023 @04:37AM (#38317425)
> To suggest that the return of those coal power plants was due to renewables underdelivering, seems to be misleading at best

If that money was invested into nuclear power plants and not into failed Energirwende then there would be no need for that and no fear of Russian cut offs

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