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Skybird · 03-09-23, 07:50 AM

Frotz Vahrenholt writes for the Achse:
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Despite looming electricity shortage, government relies on more consumption

Electricity prices will remain four times as high as before 2021. In April, three additional nuclear power plants will go offline, and a year later, coal-fired power plants with 7,000 megawatts of capacity are to cease operations. Electric heat pumps and cars, however, require even more electricity. It is completely unclear how this bottleneck can be overcome.

Gas prices have fallen significantly in recent months and are "only" about twice what they were in 2021. But electricity prices remain about four times as high as they were before the energy crisis at the beginning of 2021. While electricity traded at €4.5 ct/kwh on the stock exchange at the beginning of 2021, the price is currently hovering around €15 ct/kwh. There is no relief in sight, as three nuclear power plants will go offline on April 15, and 7,000 MW of coal-fired power plants are scheduled to cease operations in April 2024.

It is a complete mystery how this bottleneck can be overcome. Of the 3,200 megawatts (MW) of wind energy put out to tender for February 1, only 1,441 MW were approved, even though the feed-in tariff had been increased by 25 percent to 7.35 €ct/kwh. MW of wind cannot be compared with MW of coal or nuclear power. Over the course of a year, one MW of wind only provides about a quarter of the electricity generated by one MW of coal or nuclear power. On about 140 days, wind power plants in Germany fail completely as electricity suppliers. Their electricity generation is then between zero and 10 percent. The 30,000 MW of gas-fired power plants needed for these lulls - this is also demanded by Stefan Kapferer, Chairman of the Board of the grid operator 50 Hertz - is wishful thinking on the part of a government that has shown in recent months, with its gas levy, gas price brake and profit skimming in power generation, that it is incapable of creating reliable framework conditions for investors.

So while the federal government wants to build 40 new gas-fired power plants, it is turning off the gas tap for citizens. It is impossible to be more anti-citizen than Economics Minister Habeck. He announced his intention to ban new gas and oil-fired heating systems as early as 2024 and to limit the maximum age of gas-fired heating systems to 30 years. When he then noticed the ****storm of indignant citizens, he conceded that a broken heating system could still be replaced by a gas heating system for three years, but then it would have to be replaced by a heat pump, electricity heating or pellet heating at the latest. To replace a heating system that breaks down in 2024 or 2025 with a gas heating system for three years is quite unrealistic.

Citizens already have enough to contend with in terms of increased electricity prices, and here the Minister of Economics is calling for the gas/oil heating system to be converted to electricity, of all things. At the same time, the green head of the Federal Network Agency, Klaus Müller, declares that because of impending electricity shortages, the power connections for e-cars and for heat pumps are to be made disconnectable, so that for three hours the power for e-cars or heat pumps can be cut off.

What do Pakistani coal-fired power plants have to do with Germany?

Everyone knows that gas heating can be replaced relatively easily by low-temperature heating from a heat pump if underfloor heating is available. Where this is not the case, there is a huge need for investment. We also know that a heat pump is 2.5 times more energy efficient than a natural gas heating system. But what does the bill look like when electricity is three times more expensive than natural gas? And if electricity is generated by natural gas or coal during dark periods, the positive eco-balance is gone.

In the summer of 2022, the German Economics Minister delayed the decision to reactivate coal-fired power plants until the fall. While it was obvious that it was imperative to replace gas-fired power plants with coal-fired power plants as early as possible, he allowed the gas-fired power plants to continue running and bought gas on the world markets at peak prices, causing gas prices to skyrocket on the world markets. This price pressure will arise again when Germany implements its planned massive gas-fired power plant program. Other countries have drawn consequences from this. Pakistan has scrapped its gas-fired power plant program and has decided to build 10,000 MW of coal-fired power plants. China recently announced that it is building an additional 106,000 MW of coal plants and has slowed its planned replacement of coal plants with gas plants. Germany and Europe are replacing coal plants with gas plants - and Pakistan and China are building coal plants instead of gas plants. A very "successful" transformation policy !

Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)
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In addition, the media announce today that the Central Committee of the EU Bureaucrateska has presented a previously threatened list of demands, in which the compulsory renovation of the complete, entire building stock in continental Europe is to be ordered. Again for the record: the complete building stock on the ground of the European continent.

Wouldn't it be simpler to organize a third world war and to rebuild afterwards in the so created continental wasteland?

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03-09-23, 07:50 AM	#286
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 40,628 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Frotz Vahrenholt writes for the Achse: ----------------------------------- Despite looming electricity shortage, government relies on more consumption Electricity prices will remain four times as high as before 2021. In April, three additional nuclear power plants will go offline, and a year later, coal-fired power plants with 7,000 megawatts of capacity are to cease operations. Electric heat pumps and cars, however, require even more electricity. It is completely unclear how this bottleneck can be overcome. Gas prices have fallen significantly in recent months and are "only" about twice what they were in 2021. But electricity prices remain about four times as high as they were before the energy crisis at the beginning of 2021. While electricity traded at €4.5 ct/kwh on the stock exchange at the beginning of 2021, the price is currently hovering around €15 ct/kwh. There is no relief in sight, as three nuclear power plants will go offline on April 15, and 7,000 MW of coal-fired power plants are scheduled to cease operations in April 2024. It is a complete mystery how this bottleneck can be overcome. Of the 3,200 megawatts (MW) of wind energy put out to tender for February 1, only 1,441 MW were approved, even though the feed-in tariff had been increased by 25 percent to 7.35 €ct/kwh. MW of wind cannot be compared with MW of coal or nuclear power. Over the course of a year, one MW of wind only provides about a quarter of the electricity generated by one MW of coal or nuclear power. On about 140 days, wind power plants in Germany fail completely as electricity suppliers. Their electricity generation is then between zero and 10 percent. The 30,000 MW of gas-fired power plants needed for these lulls - this is also demanded by Stefan Kapferer, Chairman of the Board of the grid operator 50 Hertz - is wishful thinking on the part of a government that has shown in recent months, with its gas levy, gas price brake and profit skimming in power generation, that it is incapable of creating reliable framework conditions for investors. So while the federal government wants to build 40 new gas-fired power plants, it is turning off the gas tap for citizens. It is impossible to be more anti-citizen than Economics Minister Habeck. He announced his intention to ban new gas and oil-fired heating systems as early as 2024 and to limit the maximum age of gas-fired heating systems to 30 years. When he then noticed the **storm of indignant citizens, he conceded that a broken heating system could still be replaced by a gas heating system for three years, but then it would have to be replaced by a heat pump, electricity heating or pellet heating at the latest. To replace a heating system that breaks down in 2024 or 2025 with a gas heating system for three years is quite unrealistic. Citizens already have enough to contend with in terms of increased electricity prices, and here the Minister of Economics is calling for the gas/oil heating system to be converted to electricity, of all things. At the same time, the green head of the Federal Network Agency, Klaus Müller, declares that because of impending electricity shortages, the power connections for e-cars and for heat pumps are to be made disconnectable, so that for three hours the power for e-cars or heat pumps can be cut off. What do Pakistani coal-fired power plants have to do with Germany?** Everyone knows that gas heating can be replaced relatively easily by low-temperature heating from a heat pump if underfloor heating is available. Where this is not the case, there is a huge need for investment. We also know that a heat pump is 2.5 times more energy efficient than a natural gas heating system. But what does the bill look like when electricity is three times more expensive than natural gas? And if electricity is generated by natural gas or coal during dark periods, the positive eco-balance is gone. In the summer of 2022, the German Economics Minister delayed the decision to reactivate coal-fired power plants until the fall. While it was obvious that it was imperative to replace gas-fired power plants with coal-fired power plants as early as possible, he allowed the gas-fired power plants to continue running and bought gas on the world markets at peak prices, causing gas prices to skyrocket on the world markets. This price pressure will arise again when Germany implements its planned massive gas-fired power plant program. Other countries have drawn consequences from this. Pakistan has scrapped its gas-fired power plant program and has decided to build 10,000 MW of coal-fired power plants. China recently announced that it is building an additional 106,000 MW of coal plants and has slowed its planned replacement of coal plants with gas plants. Germany and Europe are replacing coal plants with gas plants - and Pakistan and China are building coal plants instead of gas plants. A very "successful" transformation policy ! Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version) ------------------------------------- In addition, the media announce today that the Central Committee of the EU Bureaucrateska has presented a previously threatened list of demands, in which the compulsory renovation of the complete, entire building stock in continental Europe is to be ordered. Again for the record: the complete building stock on the ground of the European continent. Wouldn't it be simpler to organize a third world war and to rebuild afterwards in the so created continental wasteland? Recommended read: https://poestories.com/read/systemoftarr __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.