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submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Source - The colors of the grids represent CO2 emissions

The title is a reference to the 2021 Texas power crisis

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 4 months ago (2 children)

France is so low thanks to all those nuclear power plants they have.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago

💪 Well they're getting old now, that's the not so fun part

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Which are shitting themselves now. Unable to be properly repaired or financed. Requiring goverment bailouts

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

because they're stupid and didn't regulate them like they should've.

And im pretty sure france's nuclear isn't privately owned?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Not anymore, the government had to buy them fully so it wouldn't crash.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Privatization of profits and nationalization of liabilities. It's like France didn't have many revolutions.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

yeah that checks out.

Now if only they hadnt designed the horrid EPR plants.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Considering coal power plant subsidies in some countries...