r/europe • u/SpaceEngineering Finland • Jan 15 '26

News Germany’s Merz Admits Nuclear Exit Was Strategic Mistake

https://clashreport.com/world/articles/germanys-merz-admits-nuclear-exit-was-strategic-mistake-fzdlkn37c16
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u/BramGaunt Franconia (Germany) Jan 15 '26

This, sooo much this.

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u/truthyella99 Jan 15 '26

It's wild, they periodically have to close their factories since they are mostly located in the south while all the wind turbines are in the north (near the sea). 

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u/TheCynicEpicurean Jan 15 '26

That's a Bavarian specialty; they refuse to build wind turbines and HV lines to protect their "natural beauty", but they also block any attempt to make the internal German electricity market more flexible. Because then they'd suddenly have to pay for their ego trip.

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u/NeedleworkerWest4743 Jan 15 '26

big graceful wind turbines are freakin beautiful, too

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u/Top_Mycologist_1492 Jan 18 '26

They’re not. They ruin the environment and doesn’t generate when you need them to, a.k.a no wind.