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> They removed Nuclear from their energy sources Nope, it's not 2022 yet [1]. > and now need to use coal instead to compensate. Looks to me that wind/solar i
by kardos 8y ago
> They removed Nuclear from their energy sources
Nope, it's not 2022 yet [1].
> and now need to use coal instead to compensate.
Looks to me that wind/solar is compensating for the gradual decline in nuclear, and also for the bulk of increasing demand [2].
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_Germany#Closures_and_phase-out https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_Germany#Closu...
[2] https://www.cleanenergywire.org/factsheets/germanys-energy-consumption-and-power-mix-charts https://www.cleanenergywire.org/factsheets/germanys-energy-c...
- ThomPete 8y agoIt's also coal.