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Originally Posted by Maccalus

Germany is actually increasing its number of coal plants in an effort to phase out nuclear energy

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamescon.../#1aa08d0a2fe0

Meanwhile from the macro-picture of Germany's electricity system, renewables were the largest source of generation. They generated 40% more electricity than hard coal, 60% more than nuclear and slightly more than lignite for the first time. This hardly seems like Germany is depending more on coal.

http://energytransition.de/2015/12/c...er-in-germany/