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‘If 1.5m Germans have them there must be something in it’: how balcony solar is taking off (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] 16 points 2 years ago (4 children)

nb4 someone laughs at us Germans for pulling out of nuclear power: No, nuclear is not cheap. It's literally the most expensive way to generate electricity. Solar is cheap and better for the environment.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    French electricity enters the chat.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    French electricity leaves the chat in summer when their plants need to be shut down because the rivers are too warm or don't carry enough water in the first place. And that's nothing to say what they will do in the next decade years when a good portion of their reactors should be commissioned out.

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  • [–] -1 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Nuclear is reliable, predictable and stable 24/7 source. Solar not so much and possibly not that great for the environment if we don't figure out what to do with used solar panels. Also their production is not exactly clean. Whereas nuclear requires a wasted fuel storage somewhere and the fuel will eventually run out of radiation in some hundreds of thousands years.

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