| > This is patently false. It's not false, it's just probably not easy to understand. It's easy to understand if we consider a hypothetical situation where the nuclear power plant is running AND Germany still keeps all other renewable plans. Since the demand does not change, what other generation would not be running in this case? It is coal and gas. Thus, by shutting down nuclear, several coal or gas power plants are running instead of idling somewhere. > What? Supplying nearly half of a country's energy needs is now a sign of failure? Success in this case is replacement of dirty electricity generation and not using the rest of Europe as a giant battery to solve the unpredictability of renewable generation. The limits of easy renewable deployments are becoming exhausted and it will become much harder to increase the share of renewables even more. I think we agree that it's great that Germany runs so many renewables already. But long-term objective is much more and it's not clear that it will be achieved. |
In other words, the thesis has no basis and you have a hard time coming across people who swallow nonsense.
> It's easy to understand if we consider a hypothetical situation where the nuclear power plant is running AND Germany still keeps all other renewable plans.
Is your personal belief held by artificial scenarios that are both absurd and unrealistic?
No wonder people find this blend of bullshit claim hard to understand.