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[–] Hideakikarate@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The nuclear power graph goes opposite to what I expected.

[–] marzhall@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Coal pivoted to pushing for nuclear plants because build-times on nuke plants are ~20 years and they'd be the obvious filler mid-term. That's why there's so much pro-nuke rhetoric despite renewables being cheaper and faster to make: it's their only chance to stay relevant.

[–] marzhall@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

Note: if we had started building more plants 20 years ago and pulled a France (mostly nuclear grid), hell yeah, that would be great and we wouldn't be where we are now. But this last-minute drive is heavily poisoned by coal just trying to stay relevant.

[–] pupbiru@aussie.zone 9 points 1 month ago

and, perhaps most importantly: subject to extreme NIMBY-ism which basically relegates them to perpetual planning

[–] stupidcasey@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Meh, whatever gets us there faster, solar is a lock in anyway nothing anyone can do could stop it now, wind needs help though.

[–] Ziglin@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Same here but the lower variance is notable.

[–] Zedstrian@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 month ago

Republicans are idiots who don't realize that coal is uncompetitive in a free market.