Gas Rationing? Germany Paying a Horrible Price for Decades of Green Energy Insanity

[Nicodeamus]

As Germany braces for extreme economic and social hardship, it is worth reflecting on the misery the empty promises of green energy advocates have delivered.

Germany girds for gas rationing, Europe on edge in Russian standoff
By Joseph Nasr and Vera Eckert

• Europe fears Moscow will turn off gas supplies
• Kremlin says rouble payments a good idea for other commodities
• Kremlin says it will not immediately demand roubles for gas
• Economic standoff raises risk of recession in Europe

BERLIN/FRANKFURT, March 30 (Reuters) – Germany triggered an emergency plan to manage gas supplies on Wednesday under which Europe’s largest economy could ration power if a standoff over a Russian demand to pay for fuel with roubles disrupts or halts supplies.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin told German Chancellor Olaf Scholz by phone on Wednesday that nothing would change for European partners and payments would still be made in euros and transferred to Gazprom bank, a German spokesperson said. read more
Separately, Putin outlined the rouble plan in a phone call with Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, Draghi’s office said

Gas Rationing? Germany Paying a Horrible Price for Decades of Green Energy Insanity

As Germany braces for extreme economic and social hardship, it is worth reflecting on the misery the empty promises of green energy advocates have delivered.

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[Nicodeamus]

there is nothing like a crisis to expose how absurd an ideologically driven policy is.

 

[Lupus]

There will still be those who believe this
Who still believes renewables are “cheaper than coal”?

Yet when you point out that every place that has ever gone with a lot of green ends up costing the consumer more, they will tell you go look at South Australia, so when you go look at South Australia it's almost twice the price of it's neighbouring power companies... So what was I supposed to look at?

German energy prices hard to tame – DW – 12/21/2021

Energy prices exploded in 2021, making refueling and heating noticeably more expensive. One reason for this is the recovery of the global economy. But the German government may have ulterior motives to stay silent on it.

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High cost of electricity exposes UK energy policy failings

Some people who turned away from fossil fuels are paying a high price for their commitment

www.theguardian.com

Though at least South Australia prices are apparently going down.