As of midnight, Germany's smoking towers of Isar 2, Neckarwestheim 2, and Emsland have been closed. They comprised roughly 4,055 megawatts or 6% of Germany's total energy generation, forcing Berlin to hunt for alternatives as energy costs remain high across much of Europe.The use of those facilities was subject to years of internal strife and protest, and Germany ultimately agreed to quit generating power from nuclear reactions during the aftermath of Japan's 2011 Fukushima disaster.
Germany's efforts to close its final nuclear power plants were stymied after Russia's invasion of Ukraine prompted Berlin to cut off fossil fuel imports from Russia. The move caused energy prices to skyrocket and coincided with shortages across Europe. Germany began its foray into nuclear power in 1961 when it commissioned the Kahl reactor. Nuclear energy generates large swaths of power without carbon dioxide emissions, but critics point to its radioactive waste product that can be harmful to the environment.
Ridiculous
Oh, and German electric bills are going up another 45 percent.
Fools!
Time to shut down coal plants next. And eventually just go back to Nature
Stupid? Ya can't power those electric cars by daylight alone.
Thank you Germany for being the first to show us the errors of woke energy policy. When Germany goes bad they do it on a colossal scale.
You 'forgot' to mention they've turned the COAL PLANTS BACK ON! Yea Green Twats!
It doesn’t look good for people trying to live a modern life. Time to go back to caves and wood fires.
Idiots
Dummkopf!
Very foolish
Greta still won't be happy. The Swedish twit is still going to keep irritating you until you're in horse draw carts again. But remember, no ox carts, oxen fart methane gas. Though bullshit is a better fertilizer.
Insanity.
Nuclear energy is the only viable answer to clean, reliable power !!!
Breaking: 'Germany shoots itself in what's left of its foot.'
That's a shame. Nuclear energy is safer and more cost-effective than fossil fuels such as coal and gas. It's one of the cleanest and most inexpensive energy sources on earth. It is an effective source of energy. Nuclear energy is the future.
Goodbye Germany
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