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>>bookof+(OP)
"That is because these systems use the central power grid, which largely runs on fossil fuels, as a kind of battery to cope with power shortages." - not according to PG&E reports from Sonoma County, California, where less than 5% is fossil (natural gas) for 2022.

PG&E Generation Mix: 5% Biomass & Biowaste, 1% Geothermal, 2% Eligible Hydroelectric, 22% Solar, 9% Wind, 8% Large Hydroelectric, 5% Natural Gas, 49% Nuclear.

>>imbusy+jg
They're just 9% away from giving 110%.

Good hustle!

>>jancsi+Ai
Also, that nuclear plant is going offline in about a year [https://www.pge.com/en_US/safety/how-the-system-works/diablo...]

>>lazide+Mn
This is the event that made think it'll probably stay open:

https://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2022/6/why...

It seems like a big chunk of the Democratic party started supporting nuclear power at roughly the same time. The IRA passed a few months later, with subsidies for nuclear.