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German success? You mean the country headed into a winter where they will be shutting down their industry have people freeze to death at the whim of Putin? I s
by thrown_22 4y ago
German success? You mean the country headed into a winter where they will be shutting down their industry have people freeze to death at the whim of Putin?
I shudder to think what failure looks like to you.
- ncmncm 4y agoGermany is today burning less coal than would have been necessary if they had refurbished their nukes instead of spending the money building out wind. Operating the wind farms is much cheaper than operating the nukes and mining the extra coal would have been. That opex savings goes to more capex wind generation capacity, further reducing costs by each GW displaced. So, yes, success. Not being off coal already is not failure. Replacing an entire country's energy infrastructure takes time, no matter what.
- thrown_22 4y ago> Germany is today burning less coal than would have been necessary if they had refurbished their nukes instead of spending the money building out wind. Looks at France Sure.
- ncmncm 4y agoFrance is, at the moment, importing power, because their nukes are largely turned off. So, sure, look at France.
- thrown_22 4y agoAnd are a net exporter by around 10%. Meanwhile in Germany: https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/germany-turns-electricity-importer-first-time-five-years-june https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/germany-turns-electrici...