More Gas Power Please, What About Nuclear?

https://www.bl*oomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-19/spain-boosts-costlier-gas-power-to-secure-grid-after-blackout

Spain has already withdrawn its opposition to nuclear power and so acceptance as to the strategic value of a local source of uranium is surely just a matter of time?

May 19, 2025 at 9:37 PM GMT+12

Spain is boosting generation from costlier gas-fired power plants in the wake of a nationwide blackout that raised concerns about the grid’s ability to cope with an abundance of renewable energy.

The output of combined-cycle gas turbines, a more steady generation technology than solar, jumped 37% in the two weeks after the outage, compared with the two weeks prior, data from power grid operator Red Electrica show. Their average share of Spain’s power mix increased to 18% from about 12%.

The collapse of Spain’s power grid left millions without electricity, telephone communication, trains and traffic lights for hours on April 28, including in neighboring Portugal and parts of southern France. The government is still investigating the causes of the blackout, and hasn’t yet clarified which technology was at fault and why, or who’s to blame.

Additional CCGTs “are currently being included to reduce the impact that an abrupt output change may have over voltages,” Red Electrica said in response to questions.

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