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Old 05-14-2018, 04:35 PM   #1707 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by sendler View Post
The point is that they already have 115% installed rebuildable capacity installed. A much higher build out of solar and wind than any other major countries. And they still rely heavily on coal all winter long. Their annual capacity factor for grid scale solar is 11%. Onshore wind is in the low 20's.
What's going on in S.Africa or the Sahara during Germany's winter?
You can swim to Gibralter from N.Africa.Why can't electrons? At $0.0244 / kW-h retail price,I'd be surprised if Germany would balk at purchasing power.The imported low sulfur US coal that they're burning for power costs a lot more.
I just don't see an issue.Unless you're a US coal exporter.
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