Germany records first monthly trade deficit since 1991 as inflation soars

Re:Germany records first monthly trade deficit since 1991 as... by ls15 on Tuesday July 05, 2022 @03:11AM (#31985274)

> For example, less than 10% of installed renewable capacity in Germany right now is usable: https://twitter.com/burggrabenh/status/1543388878584823810

I just read (literally published right now) that 49% of the energy that has been produced in Germany during the first half of this year is from renewables. 6% more than last year.

https://www.tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/strom-erneuerbare-energ... (German)

That my own solar panel right now has the best time of the year, also makes me doubt the 10% figure.

However, I think Germany will need nuclear, but the government first needs a plausible (in the public eye) reason to do a 180.

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Re:Germany records first monthly trade deficit since 1991 as... by blub on Tuesday July 05, 2022 @03:24AM (#31985344)

And then 20 years to actually build it.

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Re:Germany records first monthly trade deficit since 1991 as... by ls15 on Tuesday July 05, 2022 @03:32AM (#31985403)

3 Reactors have just been shut down 6 months ago and probably could be temporarily restarted within months. Building SMRs does not take 20 years. Getting people to accept the truth apparently can take decades though.

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