Virginia's energy demand is rising so fast that under current policies, we need to add twice as much solar, build 16 more wind farms and up to 17 small nuclear reactors - Cardinal News
Virginia's energy demand is rising so fast that under current policies, we need to add twice as much solar, build 16 more wind farms and up to 17 small nuclear reactors - Cardinal News
Source: Cardinal News
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DW NOTE
Virginia's grid operator is forecasting demand growth so steep that meeting it requires a construction programme last seen in the 1970s. The tell is in the mix: 17 small modular reactors means they've concluded that intermittent sources alone cannot sustain a modern industrial economy, even with overbuild. This is what energy realism looks like after the policy fantasy meets the data centre.