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France temporarily shuts down three nuclear reactors over heatwave
(www.france24.com)
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this post was submitted on 12 Jul 2026
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Solar panels would help with the peaks. They don’t need to replace the nuclear plants but deal with air conditioning.
They would certainly help, but there is more energy demand than just AC during the day.
We have a large number of rooftop solar systems in Australia (as well as batteries) and they provide a large part of the daily need. The batteries have reduced the evening peak as well. As it is all getting cheaper, it makes senese.
https://cleanenergycouncil.org.au/news-resources/rooftop-solar-and-storage-report-july-to-dec-2025