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by sheepybloke 629 days ago
Spain also has a hugely different energy market than the United States. Spain is around 5% of the size of the US, being closer to a state in our context. Different states have different climates, making them more aligned with different energy sources. It doesn't make sense to compare the US and Spain in this context.

> We are at 20% nuclear,

Doesn't this prove the parent comment's point, that the best mix of energy is renewables supplemented by a base of nuclear power?

> Get down your "education" horse and solve your own problems first, asuming you are from the USA

This feels unnecessary. Spain has done an amazing job building an energy base, let's talk about how we can export to different countries and climates instead of putting people down.