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by Manuel_D 16 days ago
But delaying the opening probably means that the decommissioning date is also pushed back. The total life span is probably unchanged.
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Doesn't that mean this was doubly effective? Since the electricity generation becomes greener over time, opening later means that the DC will cause less emissions over it's lifetime. And since DC chip TDP trends upwards, the total life span being unchanged means that newer & more power-hungry chips will be installed later, again leading to fewer emissions over the whole lifetime.