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It would have completely replaced coal this year.
by wbl 3y ago
It would have completely replaced coal this year.
- 0x006A 3y agoHow? Coal accounted for 33.3% of electricity production in 2022. Nuclear power accounted for 13.3% of German electricity supply in 2021.
- marvin 3y agoI haven't done the numbers, but there's also Russia's invasion of Ukraine to consider, and the shift from natural gas to coal triggered by that. Germany's shutdown of their nuclear generating capacity, and their dependence on Russian natural gas was a major factor in the invasion, and hence Germany's necessity to shift back to coal.
- JAlexoid 3y agoNuclear was being phased out for a little longer than 2 years now. It was a stupid move, considering that Germany also pushed to classify gas power as "clean" in the EU.
- Tade0 3y agoHard coal maybe, but not lignite: https://www.destatis.de/EN/Themes/Economic-Sectors-Enterprises/Energy/Production/Tables/gross-electricity-production.html https://www.destatis.de/EN/Themes/Economic-Sectors-Enterpris...