From what I've read, the German green energy policy has caused: * Really expensive per-KW/h power * Shutting down nuclear and natural gas (some) * Reliance on c

From what I've read, the German green energy policy has caused: * Really expensive per-KW/h power * Shutting down nuclear and natural gas (some) * Reliance on coal due to peaking/load/etc. issues with renewable * Importing coal (high cost to transport, including energy cost) * Dependence on Russia It's good that they pushed solar and wind tech forward, but Germany just doesn't seem like a good place to deploy solar. Natural gas power is the cleanest fossil fuel and probably the best short term option (although without LNG it's still exposed to Russia), with renewables and Europe-wide grid ties in the longer term. Natural gas also has a 20-40 year lifespan for plants, so replacing coal with gas now and then replacing gas with even better renewables down the line seems like a good strategy.