Germany’s decision to shut down all its nuclear power plants was a “huge mistake” and has come at a high cost to the economy, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said yesterday, speaking to the German Chamber…
Stuck in the past as always. When the newest nuclear power plant is over 50 years old (we stopped building them in the early 80ies under his party), the industry doesn’t want to build new ones, and renewable sources can and have been installed at a pace anything else can only dream of, nuclear is simply not relevant. Germany never produced more than 30% of its electricity with nuclear, and that was 30 years ago. Renewables have nearly twice that share now.
Stuck in the past as always. When the newest nuclear power plant is over 50 years old (we stopped building them in the early 80ies under his party), the industry doesn’t want to build new ones, and renewable sources can and have been installed at a pace anything else can only dream of, nuclear is simply not relevant. Germany never produced more than 30% of its electricity with nuclear, and that was 30 years ago. Renewables have nearly twice that share now.