[iamerroragent]

https://thedeepdive.ca/e-on-hikes-energy-prices-45-as-german...

Note they are attributing some of the increase to the higher than average/normal price for energy since Ukraine war started.

"The electric company defended the increase, saying they cushioned the much more expensive purchasing costs for customers for an above-average period of time during the energy crisis but had to secure future amounts of energy for customers at high prices on the wholesale markets last year."

[game_the0ry]

No doubt the war has an affect, but why shut down a perfectly good source of energy?

[iamerroragent]

Because the German citizens voted for it.

[peteradio]

Is Germany a direct democracy? If instead it is a Representative Democracy then I would expect my Representative to act in my interest not on my whim.

[iamerroragent]

In the U.S. I expect my Representative to act in the interest of what will get them re-elected.

I am not too familiar with the ins-and-outs of Germany's politcal system though it appears to be a popular position.

https://www.dw.com/en/merkel-shuts-down-seven-nuclear-reacto...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela_Merkel#Chancellor_of_Ge...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_Germany

[peteradio]

There is no point to having a Representative if they act against my interest based on my popular misunderstandings. I can act against my own interest via direct democracy.

[iamerroragent]

I'm just saying how it is in the U.S. in practice.

Regardless ending nuclear power in Germany is a popular enough position that Merkel was re-elected. Probably not just on that issue but she listened to what her people wanted and she kept getting elected because of it (as far as I know; I'm not German).