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Sweden adopts new fossil-free target, making way for nuclear (www.power-technology.com)

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The power grid and stockage capacity aren't quite ready yet for 100% renewable. There's already a 5 year backlog (and growing) to connect new renewable projects and it's only going to get harder to manage as share of intermittent renewable increase.

Baseload power will be needed for a long time to complement intermittent renewable, better nuclear than coal and gas.