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Re:Germany to close all of its coal-fired power plants over ... by tjansen on Friday August 16, 2019 @03:51AM (#20713005)
But to replace it with what? I assume not with solar and wind, as that would mean that you won't have electricity on windstill nights.
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Re:Germany to close all of its coal-fired power plants over ... by adrianN on Friday August 16, 2019 @04:07AM (#20713081)
Solar, wind, storage and an improved grid. It's always windy somewhere.
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Re:Germany to close all of its coal-fired power plants over ... by quonn on Friday August 16, 2019 @10:23AM (#20715421)
Even modern natural gas plants would have just half the emissions.
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