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Why Germany Hates Nuclear Power (mastodon.gamedev.place)
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[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Also, the percentage of renewable energy increased, even after the shut down. So, the extra capacity isn’t even from fossil fuels.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

To be fair, power consumption in Germany has been down since April too. So the renewable percentage increased but absolute numbers were similar/lower. There are a number of explanations, and they probably all apply to some degree, mostly:

  • summer holidays
  • increased on-site energy generation which is not counted
  • corporations are leaving Germany for China/the US/wherever (the favorite theory of the political right)