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by aeyes 1126 days ago
You are in a thread saying that shutting down nuclear was a mistake because they'd have to burn coal to make up for it. At the same time you are saying that forcing new installations (and repairs to a certain extent) to use heat pumps instead of gas starting next year putting even more stress on the grid is a good move?
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ZeroGravitas 1126 days ago
Yes. Because it is.

The "grid" wasn't "strained". The main source of cheap gas got strangled due to a war. Most of it was used in home heating and industry, neither of which nuclear would help with without more electrification.

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hef19898 1126 days ago
Yes, because regardless of the niose the CDU/CSU and FDP make, thebgrid im Germany never had any issues.
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eisa01 1126 days ago
Yes, you get more heat out of a CCGT->Heat pump, than directly with a gas boiler

This has been known for decades, see Without Hot Air: http://www.withouthotair.com/c21/page_150.shtml

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