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Economy

whopis01

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6. As of 2021 Germany got about 23% of their power from wind and 30% from coal.

Reply to jimfields33 (Reply #3)

Mon Jun 20, 2022, 07:32 AM

Jun 2022

I'm not sure how that may have changed recently though since they started shutting down their nuclear reactors. They had been producing about 13% from nuclear, but had decided to shut them down. At least half were shut down in January. I'm not sure where that shortfall was made up.

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French Nuclear Power Crisis -- about half of its reactors are shut down [View all] progree Jun 2022 OP

And .. Germany will fire up coal plants again in an effort to save natural gas. progree Jun 2022 #1

Doesn't make sense. I thought they were heavy on wind technology. jimfields33 Jun 2022 #3

As of 2021 Germany got about 23% of their power from wind and 30% from coal. whopis01 Jun 2022 #6

I've read that their wind power generation DetroitLegalBeagle Jun 2022 #7

World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2021 (WNISR 2021) - a gloomy view of the French nuclear progree Jun 2022 #2

Time for radical solutions bucolic_frolic Jun 2022 #4

Eventually it will come to that, 2naSalit Jun 2022 #5

'Deferred maintenance' will get them every time; elleng Jun 2022 #8