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minus-squarenotapantsday@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up20arrow-down7·2 年前That is just blatant misinformation. Name one single coal plant that has been restarted since nuclear power was phased out.
minus-squareSheeEttin@lemmy.worldBannedlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down1·edit-22 年前https://www.dw.com/en/germany-reactivates-coal-fired-power-plant-to-save-gas/a-62893497 The Mehrum plant in Hohenhameln and the Heyden plant in Petershagen (whose operation has been extended). Unless your nitpick is that these were started before the final nuclear shutdown, but I never said otherwise, only that both things happened recently.
minus-squarenotapantsday@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·2 年前They were extended specifically because of natural gas supply issues, caused by the war in Ukraine. Not because of nuclear shutdowns.
minus-squareGrimpen@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·2 年前I understood it as coal was phased in as nuclear was phased out. The thing that astounds me still though is how recent the last 3 were shut down.
That is just blatant misinformation. Name one single coal plant that has been restarted since nuclear power was phased out.
https://www.dw.com/en/germany-reactivates-coal-fired-power-plant-to-save-gas/a-62893497
The Mehrum plant in Hohenhameln and the Heyden plant in Petershagen (whose operation has been extended).
Unless your nitpick is that these were started before the final nuclear shutdown, but I never said otherwise, only that both things happened recently.
They were extended specifically because of natural gas supply issues, caused by the war in Ukraine. Not because of nuclear shutdowns.
I understood it as coal was phased in as nuclear was phased out. The thing that astounds me still though is how recent the last 3 were shut down.