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Germany begins dismantling wind farm for coal (euobserver.com)

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German energy giant RWE has begun dismantling a wind farm to make way for a further expansion of an open-pit lignite coal mine in the western region of North Rhine Westphalia.

I thought renewables were cheaper than coal. How is this possible?

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[-] Deadend@hexbear.net 16 points 1 year ago

Coal is more profitable.

[-] Evilphd666@hexbear.net 32 points 1 year ago

The bombing of the Nordstream pipeline upended germany-cool 's energy plan and necessitated a quick replacement because Europe doesn't have much other sources of fuel in itself.

[-] notceps@hexbear.net 28 points 1 year ago

It really isn't Germany is subsidizing coal by 1.7bn € every year. Like all currently coal producing countries give huge subsidies to their coal industry because they'd just immediately shut down.

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