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[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I feel like we have strayed too far away from my main point, solar doesn't work when it is dark outside.

It is dark for long streaches of time in the Nordics.

When it is dark, we use more energy to heat and light our homes.

Batteries can't supply enough power during that time.

Importing power is expensive.

So domestic power generation it is, and since nuclear power is one of the most environmentally friendly power sources we have and will work in the dark, it makes sense to use it to complement renewables.

[–] eicker@lemmy.world -2 points 1 day ago

There’s more than solar and batteries or nuclear. We need cheap reliable energy. And thankfully there’s plenty.