Germany wind power
By John Brian Shannon on May 8, 2012
Tags: Twitter, Germany, Germany energy, Germany nuclear power, Germany Renewable Energy, germany solar power, Germany wind power, M.O.R, merit order ranking, electricity, energy, German government, John Brian Shannon, manufacturing, Susan Kraemer, transportation, U.S. Federal Reserve
Electricity rates in Germany drop by up to 40% during the hours in which solar power or wind power are active -- and this is what Merit Order ranking is all about, using the cheapest available electricity source first - and then filling in the gaps with more expensive coal-fired electrical power generation.
By Nathanael Baker on June 7, 2011
Tags: Germany, EUR, 10 Point Immediate Action Programme, Germany energy policy, Germany nuclear power, Germany offshore wind power, Germany wind power, KfW development bank, bank, energy, German administration, German government
When the German government announced it would phase out nuclear energy within the decade, many wondered how they would replace a source that provides one-quarter of the country's current energy demand. Would fossil fuels meet the demand? Were renewable energy technologies capable of filling the void?
