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So I had no context for how big that is and why it's newsworthy
Tho still didn't understand the scale until I looked up a stat on nuclear
Then again, I thought, maybe nuclear power might be less productive than I think it is, so looked up a list of biggest power plants in the world
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_power_stations#Top_20_largest_power_producing_facilities
Then I learnt that that nuclear power plant has been out of action since like 2017. It'll soon(?) be active again but for now the record for biggest nuclear is held by a 7.4 MW power plant in South Korea
In conclusion, my ADHD medications have worn off and I should go to bed
If you want another sense of scale, 510 GW of renewable power were added in 2023 worldwide. Source