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Re:White House eyes subsidies for nuclear plants to help mee... by Maximus9000 on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @02:13PM (#27053558)
Technically, from your own numbers... Denmarks intermittent renewables (wind + solar) is 43%. Germany is 34%. Biofuel & Hydro are not intermittent.

I don't know, that's pretty impressive. Maybe they have international connectors with other countries? I think Germany buys Nuclear power from France? or maybe they have a super stable kind of wind.

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Re:White House eyes subsidies for nuclear plants to help mee... by legulere on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @03:40PM (#27054660)
Germany is a net-exporter of electricity to France. Especially in summer when nuclear reactors have to be shut down, because the water temperature in the streams they use already is too high or when the tide is too low, or in winter when the rivers freeze.
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