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You may be surprised to see that Germany is a net exporter of power: https://www.cleanenergywire.org/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_image/public/paragraphs

by ls15 4y ago

You may be surprised to see that Germany is a net exporter of power: https://www.cleanenergywire.org/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_image/public/paragraphs/images/fig7-german-power-import-export-1990-2022_0.png?itok=solCvCRy https://www.cleanenergywire.org/sites/default/files/styles/g... The main issue with green tech is that it sometimes doesn't produce electricity, but when it does, it is great. I think Germany has to import electricity for about 8 days/year. With a bit of nuclear this could be brought to zero, now that natural gas is not a cost-effective option anymore.

DisjointedHunt 4y ago
“Net” doesn’t really matter when there are large periods of time like the present where the population is burning firewood and coal to meet their energy needs. Very little documentation about that and much of it is labeled “green” under “biomass” which is very convenient.
- ls15 4y ago
  Where Germany certainly fails is providing energy at consumer-friendly prices. We pay almost three times as much for electricity as people in the U.S. on average. Close to Denmark, who lead that ranking. Japan has to pay about half as much. https://www.globalpetrolprices.com/electricity_prices/ https://www.globalpetrolprices.com/electricity_prices/
  - DisjointedHunt 4y ago
    I agree and it's not a great situation to be in. They also fail in long term energy security. The vice chancellor Habeck as gone on record to fanatically oppose nuclear when his countrymen(and women) are suffering through his idiotic stance made years ago. Have a fuckton of non carbon electricity and then, sitting in that position of luxury, take the risk of further cleaning anything up you think is dangerous. Its very very very dumb to deny your citizenry near unlimited energy in this day and age , as an advanced country for cheap.

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You may be surprised to see that Germany is a net exporter of power: https://www.cleanenergywire.org/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_image/public/paragraphs

by ls15 4y ago

DisjointedHunt 4y ago
“Net” doesn’t really matter when there are large periods of time like the present where the population is burning firewood and coal to meet their energy needs. Very little documentation about that and much of it is labeled “green” under “biomass” which is very convenient.
- ls15 4y ago
  Where Germany certainly fails is providing energy at consumer-friendly prices. We pay almost three times as much for electricity as people in the U.S. on average. Close to Denmark, who lead that ranking. Japan has to pay about half as much. https://www.globalpetrolprices.com/electricity_prices/ https://www.globalpetrolprices.com/electricity_prices/
  - DisjointedHunt 4y ago
    I agree and it's not a great situation to be in. They also fail in long term energy security. The vice chancellor Habeck as gone on record to fanatically oppose nuclear when his countrymen(and women) are suffering through his idiotic stance made years ago. Have a fuckton of non carbon electricity and then, sitting in that position of luxury, take the risk of further cleaning anything up you think is dangerous. Its very very very dumb to deny your citizenry near unlimited energy in this day and age , as an advanced country for cheap.