Europe has survived 3 energy shocks in 4 years. The only way out is to stop buying power from its enemies | Fortune
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Oil above $100. Gas prices up 70%. Every crisis has a different trigger—and the same vulnerability. Europe must become the world's first Electro-Continent.
  • datendefekt@feddit.orgEnglish
    151·
    3 days ago

    I present Exhibit A, the new Reactor Flamaville in France. Construction took 17 years and 12 billion Euros.

    Exhibit B, solar panels I can mount on my roof for a few thousand that run for 20 years without maintenance.

    I rest my case.

    EDIT: I did some estimating and figured that instead of building a NPR, France could have supplied around 500.000 households with solar and storage instead. That would be the populations of Lyon, Toulouse and Nice combined. And they would have around 65% of their power for free.

    • iglou@programming.devEnglish
      37·
      3 days ago

      I am not sure if you mean it that way, but I will take this comment as a good joke!