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by PurpleRamen 1079 days ago
> Coal is 30% currently: https://www.destatis.de/DE/Presse/Pressemitteilungen/2023/06... and I don't see this going away soon.

5 years ago it was significant higher. And in 5 years it will significant lower again. Germany is in a process of change.

> The argument is that we could have kept nuclear running and shut down all coal.

Which is wrong. Nuclear can't replace gas, which coal is replacing. And Nuclear plants have no fuel anymore and lacking up-to-date certification. There was zero chance to continue running since 2019, even if we ignore all the other problems.