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  "path": "/2026/02/19/germanys-energy-transition-hits-the-ice-lng-crisis-exposes-the-costs-of-shunning-nuclear-and-baseload-power/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-20T06:00:00.000Z",
  "site": "https://wattsupwiththat.com",
  "tags": [
    "Commentary",
    "Energy",
    "Energiewende",
    "Germany",
    "Ice Breakers"
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  "textContent": "Baseload power sources — whether nuclear or coal — were dismissed prematurely with pie-in-the-sky magical-thinking that a renewables-centric system could replace them quickly. But the reality of an industrialized society is that demand does not pause when the wind stops blowing or when Baltic ice slows a tanker. In that context, abandoning dispatchable power before firm, proven alternatives are in place looks less like foresight and more like ideology driving policy.",
  "title": "Germany’s “Energy Transition” Hits the Ice: LNG Crisis Exposes the Costs of Shunning Nuclear and Baseload Power"
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