France and Germany Turn to Coal
Coal not going away in France, Germany as both countries need it to keep the lights on when nuclear units in France are down for inspection and Germany’s energy transition brings in intermittent renewable energy to replace its retiring nuclear plants
By Institute for Energy Research —— Bio and Archives--October 25, 2016
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Many of France’s nuclear units are down for inspection. As a result, coal and natural gas generation has more than doubled. Last month, generation from fossil fuels was the highest in 32 years in France and nuclear generation was the lowest since 1998. As a result, French month-ahead power prices escalated to near the highest levels since 2009.
Germany is replacing its nuclear units with renewable energy (wind and solar) as part of its energy transition, the so-called Energiewende. It is using mainly coal to back-up its intermittent renewable energy and as a result, it has increased its coal-fired generation. Due to the higher cost of wind and solar units, residential electricity prices have escalated and are 3 times that of the United States.Welcome to CFP’s Comment Section!
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