German energy giant RWE has begun dismantling a wind farm to make way for a further expansion of an open-pit lignite coal mine in the western region of North Rhine Westphalia.

I thought renewables were cheaper than coal. How is this possible?

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    1 year ago

    Your first graph shows data up to 2022.

    A does every single link you posted as a reply…

    But sure… How about one from June 2023?

    Or Germany’s coal use of the last 8 years until mid-July 2023?