{"id":283880,"date":"2023-10-18T20:43:48","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T18:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=283880"},"modified":"2023-10-18T20:43:51","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T18:43:51","slug":"its-cold-germany-fires-up-reserve-coal-plant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=283880","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s Cold: Germany Fires Up Reserve Coal Plant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Faced with another winter of scarce gas supplies, the German government is keeping its lignite coal power plants on standby for one more season.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From Watts Up With That?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bloomberg reports:<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Germany has fired up a refurbished coal unit to help meet energy needs as the region\u2019s first cold spell takes hold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2023-10-16\/germany-fires-up-reserve-coal-plant-in-winter-s-first-cold-snap#xj4y7vzkg<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\nThe success of the Energiewende on full display.


Last year\u2019s historic energy crisis forced Germany to temporarily increase its reliance on the dirty fuel after supplies of Russian pipeline gas were shut off. While that poses a setback for the government\u2019s plans to curb harmful emissions, it\u2019s part of its strategy to contain price increases for consumers during the heating season.
https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2023-10-16\/germany-fires-up-reserve-coal-plant-in-winter-s-first-cold-snap#xj4y7vzkg<\/a>

Now this part is really funny.

Economy minister Robert Habeck said in an interview with German broadcaster ARD last week that the government will not need to reactivate old reserve plants in the winter of 2024-2025.
https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2023-10-16\/germany-fires-up-reserve-coal-plant-in-winter-s-first-cold-snap#xj4y7vzkg<\/a>

H\/T stevez56<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Faced with another winter of scarce gas supplies, the German government is keeping its lignite coal power plants on standby for one more season. From Watts Up With That? 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