So it matters when wind is providing 20%, but it doesn't matter when it's providing 100%. Thus, even though coal use is at a historic low, it's actually increasing, and in other news water is dry and grass is red.
> So it matters when wind is providing 20%, but it doesn't matter when it's providing 100%.
Of course. Because when there's no electricity, there's no electricity.
> even though coal use is at a historic low, it's actually increasing
You pretend this is a contradiction when it's not. Germany has just shut down its last reactors. So yes, the usage of coal will increase because when renewable generation is low you still need to provide electricity. Guess what provides that electricity.
> Your claim was that Germany replaced nuclear with coal. Here are the hard numbers:
Funny how these hard numbers don't answer a simple question: where does Germany get its power on a quiet night like April 15th (answer is simple: buring coal, gas, and biofuels).
> BTW with what did France replace its failing reactors last year?
Last year it's "failing" generators were taken of for planned maintenance. The actual failures accounted for 0.18% loss in power.