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generalbetrayus

(1,837 posts) Sat Mar 28, 2026, 12:35 PM 2 hrs ago

(Wind) Breaking News!

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(Wind) Breaking News! (Original Post) generalbetrayus 2 hrs ago OP

Ask Germany how well that's working out for them. hunter 1 hr ago #1

hunter

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1. Ask Germany how well that's working out for them.

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Sat Mar 28, 2026, 01:39 PM

1 hr ago

They are deeply regretting the shutdown of their nuclear power plants.

It turns out that hybrid gas / solar / wind power systems were not a good replacement for nuclear power, especially when they have to buy the gas from Russia or import it as expensive LNG.

The alternative Is coal, and they have to import a lot of that too.

https://app.electricitymaps.com/map/12mo/monthly

Places with aggressive renewable energy programs tend to have the most expensive electricity in the developed world. I should know, I live in California.

This is not any kind of conspiracy. It's physical reality. The sun and wind may be free, but integrating solar and wind power into a reliable electric grid is EXPENSIVE, even more so when you start adding batteries or hydroelectric storage to the mix.

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