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minus-squarenotapantsday@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up20arrow-down7·2 years agoThat 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 years agohttps://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-squareGrimpen@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·2 years agoI 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.
minus-squarenotapantsday@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·2 years agoThey were extended specifically because of natural gas supply issues, caused by the war in Ukraine. Not because of nuclear shutdowns.
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.
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.
They were extended specifically because of natural gas supply issues, caused by the war in Ukraine. Not because of nuclear shutdowns.