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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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[-] jose1324@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

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

[-] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago

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

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

[-] jose1324@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

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

[-] uis@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago

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

[-] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 months ago

yeah that checks out.

Now if only they hadnt designed the horrid EPR plants.

[-] uis@lemm.ee 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Considering coal power plant subsidies in some countries...

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