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Re:Solar is winning the energy race by micwag on Sunday March 29, 2026 @06:19AM (#47561867)
> Germany has still over 100 active coal-fired power plants

No, Germany has 97 coal BLOCKS in its power plants (down from 150 in 5 years), but those are NOT all active.

Also Germany's coal consumption is at an all time low, down a third in only 5 years.

Re:Solar is winning the energy race by Moldoteck on Sunday March 29, 2026 @06:25AM (#47561895)
fyi it's mostly because of becoming net importer and deindustrialization. Amount of low carbon TWh is unchanged since 2015