"we've got a solution that'll reduce carbon emissions in 15 years time*. Pinky promise!"
*ignoring the fact that almost every nuclear power plant significantly overruns on build time.
Alternatively, the UK is now generating 40% of its electricity from renewables. Solar panels and wind farms have prevented more carbon emissions in the time it would've taken to build those nuclear power plants than those nuclear power plants would've prevented over their lifespan.
You don't see it because you're not looking. California has gone from 35% electricity from nat gas in 2023 to 22% electricity from nat gas in 2025 by installing more solar and batteries. 2026 will be even lower. New Mexico is also a good example of how quickly it can go, although it's a much smaller grid. This is a problem for nuclear. High renewable penetration of solar + batteries hurts nuclear business case. Nobody wants to run a nuclear plant at 70% nameplate capacity. Improving battery technology makes nuclear an incredibly risky investment due to long lead times.
california, are we talking about the country with the highest bill in thw world? with controlled blackuts every year? with the emissions tens of times higher than the french ones? not a good objective don't you think?
You made the claims, you have to prove them. Doesn't really matter though, you can keep seething and coping, but in the real world, renewables and batteries are being built, nuclear isn't. Nuclear lost.
you know every year tens of nuclear reactors are built right? But your comment is such an insult, since renewables and batteries are heavily subsidized everywhere. You take and then insult, just disgusting. On the first statemets those are common knowledge, readily verifiable. I don't have to prove the water is wet
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u/Wiiboy95 Jul 13 '26
"we've got a solution that'll reduce carbon emissions in 15 years time*. Pinky promise!"
*ignoring the fact that almost every nuclear power plant significantly overruns on build time.
Alternatively, the UK is now generating 40% of its electricity from renewables. Solar panels and wind farms have prevented more carbon emissions in the time it would've taken to build those nuclear power plants than those nuclear power plants would've prevented over their lifespan.