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mk · 4904 days ago · link · · parent · post: Siemens to withdraw entirely from the nuclear industry.
>The German chancellor, Angela Merkel, announced at the end of May that all of the country's 17 nuclear reactors would be shut down by 2022.
I really find this to be surprising. I'd be curious to see how they plan to make up the lost 23% in 10 years. In the same period of time I suspect that more cars are going to be drawing power from the grid, so I'd expect a rise in demand during at the same time.