If the left was so concerned about the climate, they would be building nuclear plants around the country. It is by far the most efficient method of energy production. Solar and wind are a farce, taking up vast swaths of beautiful land, providing inconsistent energy production, and having poor means of storage. The left doesn't want to solve the "climate crisis", they want a feeling of moral superiority at the expense of the entire economy.
California shut down 2 of the 3 nuke plants in the state. The remaining one, Diablo Canyon, produces 23% of the states clean energy, a total of I think 10% of the states total energy.
Nuclear plants are exorbitantly expensive to build even though long term cost per MW is cheap.
New renewable sites are combing wind solar and battery to smooth out power generation and you can build those at a fraction of the price of a nuke plant.
Not to mention new gas powered peaker units can go from 0 to generating power within 5 minutes. You’d only use those as emergency backup to plug in energy shortfalls when there is a spike in demand or the renewable sites are out of energy.
If the left was so concerned about the climate, they would be building nuclear plants around the country. It is by far the most efficient method of energy production. Solar and wind are a farce, taking up vast swaths of beautiful land, providing inconsistent energy production, and having poor means of storage. The left doesn't want to solve the "climate crisis", they want a feeling of moral superiority at the expense of the entire economy.
California shut down 2 of the 3 nuke plants in the state. The remaining one, Diablo Canyon, produces 23% of the states clean energy, a total of I think 10% of the states total energy.
Nuclear plants are exorbitantly expensive to build even though long term cost per MW is cheap.
New renewable sites are combing wind solar and battery to smooth out power generation and you can build those at a fraction of the price of a nuke plant.
Not to mention new gas powered peaker units can go from 0 to generating power within 5 minutes. You’d only use those as emergency backup to plug in energy shortfalls when there is a spike in demand or the renewable sites are out of energy.