Much of North America may face electricity shortages starting in 2024

Re:Much of North America may face electricity shortages star... by hef19898 on Monday December 25, 2023 @11:52AM (#38764053)

I hear that all the time, it doesn't show in actual industrial sites being diamantled. That would take much longer than we had this discussion. It worked so, industry will get electricity subsidies now, so that talking point worked great.

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Re:Much of North America may face electricity shortages star... by ovi256 on Monday December 25, 2023 @12:00PM (#38764134)

You should google "Germany industrial site shutdown" and see the closing down announcements.

"Chemicals producer BASF to axe jobs at energy intensive production sites in Germany" "Tyre maker Michelin announces closure of German sites" "Rust belt on the Rhine"

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Re:Much of North America may face electricity shortages star... by hef19898 on Monday December 25, 2023 @12:03PM (#38764165)

These news predate renewable energies, read it started back in the 90s (propably eatlier, but that is when I cared enough to remember).

You know something else? The majority of chemical sites in Germany is old, and environmental constraints became quite severe. Guess where new investment goes then.

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Re:Much of North America may face electricity shortages star... by ovi256 on Wednesday December 27, 2023 @06:14PM (#38788035)

These are all closures from 2023

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