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Re:Nuclear energy key to decarbonising Europe, says EESC by g8oz on Friday December 12, 2025 @08:51PM (#46251219)
>>It is important to note that within Germany’s generation data, Ember’s analysis has identified an unusual trend of declining solar irradiance-adjusted performance over the past several years. We do not yet have a definitive explanation for why this is, but it could be related to challenges in measuring behind-the-meter solar generation, exacerbated recently by high levels of residential battery storage. Regardless of the cause, it is possible that there is under-reporting of German solar generation.

- European electricity review 2024 by Ember

https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/european-electricit...

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Re:Nuclear energy key to decarbonising Europe, says EESC by mpweiher on Saturday December 13, 2025 @09:24AM (#46254715)
It was 10% before, the recent drops in fleet capacity factors are explained by cannibalization/curtailment and the best locations already gone.
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Re:Nuclear energy key to decarbonising Europe, says EESC by ViewTrick1002 on Saturday December 13, 2025 @02:47PM (#46257347)
Which will be immediately unlocked as storage gets built.

In Germany 51 GW is already approved with another 400 GW/661 GWh in interconnection queue.

https://www.ess-news.com/2025/11/12/german-network-operators...

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Re:Nuclear energy key to decarbonising Europe, says EESC by mpweiher on Monday December 15, 2025 @05:02AM (#46272450)
Er, no it won't.

https://energybadboys.substack.com/p/the-baseload-solar-beat...

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Re:Nuclear energy key to decarbonising Europe, says EESC by ViewTrick1002 on Monday December 15, 2025 @05:46AM (#46272778)
Why did you try to completely change the subject to "baseload" solar rather than your previous point of "cannibalizing/curtailment"?

I will take that as an admission that storage will unlock the curtailed/cannibalized renewables and further reduce the economic outlook for any fuel driven electricity generation like coal, gas and nuclear power.

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