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Wind Power Now Cheapest Energy In UK and Germany; No Subsidies Needed

Posted by Soulskill on from the time-to-work-on-scale dept.

Socguy writes: Bloomberg reports wind power has now crossed the threshold to become the cheapest source of energy in both the UK and Germany. This is notable because it's the first time this has occurred in a G7 country. In the U.S., wind and solar are still massively overshadowed by the power generated from fossil fuel plants, but the percentage is creeping up. It's gotten to the point where it's starting to affect the lifetime profitability of new plants.

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  1. Re:Time to drop the prices? by CrimsonAvenger · · Score: 1, Troll

    The big energy suppliers do the minimum possible to meet their legal obligations

    I'm curious - do you, personally, do more than the minimum possible to meet your legal obligations? Send a little extra to the government at tax time, that sort of thing?

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