[amarant]

Electricity prices in Sweden have tripled as a direct result of the political decision to shut down German nuclear power(interconnected grid)

Even the German government has admitted it was a mistake.[1]

Solar generates an abundance of electricity in the summer, but the winter production ranges from tiny to nothing.

The anti nuclear crowd loves looking at buildout graphs and saying we can replace all energy production with solar in x years, assuming energy usage remains the same.

It does not remain the same.

[1]https://www.foronuclear.org/en/updates/news/germanys-chancel...

[ZeroGravitas]

The specific German who "admitted it was a mistake" doesn't like wind turbines and thinks they'll be replaced by fusion in 10 years.

https://www.rechargenews.com/policy/merz-says-wind-power-is-...

> By then, Germany should "bring the world's first fusion reactor online." Its electricity would be so cheap "that no other generation methods will be needed,” Merz was quoted as saying.