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Germany has been a consistent net exporter of electrical energy since 2003. The circumstances have changed, though: In addition to two nuclear plants which wer
by cygx 14y ago
Germany has been a consistent net exporter of electrical energy since 2003.
The circumstances have changed, though: In addition to two nuclear plants which were dormant since 2007 and 2009, six plants were shut down in mid-May 2011, and all of them are now gone for good.
The balance was still positive in 2011, and I suspect it will be this year as well, but it might be a close thing.
- Someone 14y agoOn the other hand, they are huge oil and coal importers (http://www.iea.org/stats/balancetable.asp?COUNTRY_CODE=DE http://www.iea.org/stats/balancetable.asp?COUNTRY_CODE=DE)
- cygx 14y agoThat's a pretty useless metric, though: every industrialized nation 'burns stuff', and if it happens that you can't produce at home, you need to import. While not a poster child, Germany is far from the worst offender as far as CO2 emission per capita goes.
- Someone 14y agoI answered the grandfather's question "Does Germany import a lot of power?" Also, I think that is highly relevant. If you do not include imports, countries with few natural sources automatically will appear to be green. For example, I bet many small island groups will have close to 100% renewable energy production, including those with huge navy bases such as Truk and Diego Garcia.
- cygx 14y ago> If you do not include imports, countries with few natural sources automatically will appear to be green. Consider the flip side: Tracking imports won't help you with countries that have their own resources. What you need to track is energy consumption and production modes.