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German energy giant RWE has begun dismantling a wind farm to make way for a further expansion of an open-pit lignite coal mine in the western region of North Rhine Westphalia.

I thought renewables were cheaper than coal. How is this possible?

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[โ€“] BilboBargains 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We should be using open source solutions for things like energy security. It's not like our civilization can run without energy generation. The control ought to be in the hands of people, not corporations.

[โ€“] RickRussell_CA 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah the Senvion situation is an object lesson in the dangers of proprietary systems.