Half of Germany's Power Supplied By Solar, Briefly

assertation (1255714) writes with this interesting tidbit from Reuters about the state of solar power in Germany: German solar power plants produced a world record 22 gigawatts of electricity per hour — equal to 20 nuclear power stations at full capacity — through the midday hours on Friday and Saturday, the head of a renewable energy think tank said. The German government decided to abandon nuclear power after the Fukushima nuclear disaster last year, closing eight plants immediately and shutting down the remaining nine by 2022.

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Re:Thanks for pointing out the "briefly" part.

[geekoid]

why would you choose just one option?

The actual cos of things is larger then just money.

But hey, let the world fucking burn if you save a nickle, right?

"In particular, why spend money subsidizing solar if adding more solar is not going to reduce carbon emissions or other issues with coal? "
it does, and frankly you are a dumb ass if you think otherwise.
Read The Fuck Up.