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> It does not mean anything if they can't decide when they export it.

That makes no sense. The market (demand & supply) decides. The static model is long past.

> Waht matters though, is that most of the time their electricity has an awful carbon footprint w.r.t what the wealthiest country in Europe should afford.

Germany isn't the wealthiest country in Europe. That it has more inhabitants than, for example Norway, does not make the average German richer.

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

What really matters is that the we move fast to renewable energy.



> That makes no sense. The market (demand & supply) decides. The static model is long past.

Indeed, the supply. And what is the very charateristic of Germany's renewable supply? That they do not have any inluence of it. They have to sell when the weather is sunny and windy, and have to buy or burn coal otherwise.

> does not make the average German richer.

That does not really matter, as the average German does not pay for a nuke plant; the federal goverment does.

> What really matters is that the we move fast to renewable energy.

What really matters is that we move fast to low-carbon energy; renewable is the cherry on the cake.


> And what is the very charateristic of Germany's renewable supply? That they do not have any inluence of it.

There are more renewable energy sources than wind and sun. Buying electricity is also a good option. Retrieving stored electricity is another.

> That does not really matter, as the average German does not pay for a nuke plant; the federal goverment does.

The federal government does not pay for nuclear power plants.

> What really matters is that we move fast to low-carbon energy; renewable is the cherry on the cake.

Renewable is the only viable option.


> There are more renewable energy sources [...] Buying electricity is also a good option.

Is that supposed to be a good faith argument?

> Renewable is the only viable option.

A lot of words without arguments, isn't it?




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