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Re:Germany’s Solar Power Generation Hit Record High at Weekend by tpmx on Tuesday May 30, 2023 @03:21PM (#36129299)
Going from an entirely fossil grid to on average having 78% renewables last week

It wasn't entirely fossil - they used to have fossil free nuclear power.

That 78% is an extreme case during a warm, sunny and windy week. Almost half of the electricity generation on an annual basis still comes from fossil fuels. This is after two decades of effort to turn that around:

https://energy-charts.info/charts/renewable_share/chart.htm?...

The graph is a bit misleading since it shows the renewable share, not the fossil-free share. Had it shown that the progress would looked even slower.

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Re:Germany’s Solar Power Generation Hit Record High at Weekend by fundatus on Tuesday May 30, 2023 @03:35PM (#36129490)
> they used to have fossil free nuclear power.

fossil-free, but not emission-free and also not independent from other countries. I am not against nuclear at all, but I am convinced that the future belongs to renewables for a multitude of reasons. Germany should have kept their reactors running longer (where reasonable and possible) but here we are.

The fourth largest economy in the world transitioning from 8% renewables 20 years ago to more than 50% now while maintaining it's position as having one of the most stable grids in the world is IMHO a pretty decent achievement.

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