But the previous government made clear it won't be speeded up:

 ❝ The German government does not intend to introduce a law to pull forward the country’s coal power phase-out from the officially agreed 2038 exit date to 2030 . "A legal provision is not planned," said economy minister Robert Habeck.❞

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But the longer term problem is that Germany's coal generation is falling far too slowly.

 • The 2038 phase out reneges on Germany's Paris commitment, which requires a 2030 phase out;

 • Germany's coal reduction is even slower than the US, over the period which includes the first Trump term.

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I've just taken a look at your data link,
it shows the exact opposite of what you say.

Germany's average hard coal generation is *up* in 2025:

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Average hard coal generation:

2024: 2.71 GW
2025 YTD: 2.93 GW
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Germany is certainly not accelerating its coal phase out.
It is standing still. Germany won’t be closing any coal plants for a second year running.

Its 2038 coal phaseout target is so lax it can afford to do absolutely nothing for two years running.

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Ref: www.luxtimes.lu/europeanunio...

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For 2000–2024, Germany has underperformed even the U.S. is reducing electricity generation from coal.

In 2000 both Germany and the U.S. had a 52% coal share,
but by 2024 U.S. coal share had fallen far faster than Germany's, despite the U.S. being actively pro-coal during the first Trump term.

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You mention two dates, "2030/2038":

2030 is the deadline by which EU countries need to be coal power free to align with the UN Paris Climate Agreement.

But Germany has chosen to renege on its Paris commitment, and has set 2038 as its coal phaseout year.

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Germany also has the highest share of EU coal power.
39% of the EU's coal generation is Germany's.

Germany hasn't replaced coal, Germany is the dominant coal generator in the EU, with the highest coal share of the top 6 European economies.

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Ref: Ember 2025 ember-energy.org/latest-insig...

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Germany hasn't replaced coal.
In fact it has the highest coal share of the six largest European economies (20.9% coal in 2024).

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Ref: Ember: ember-energy.org/data/electri...

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November 4, 2025:

 ❝ German LNG terminal operator Deutsche ReGas said that its FSRU-based LNG import facility in Mukran has achieved a new record high in monthly gas deliveries.❞

#Energiewende, 2025-style

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This scheme is for the existing French nuclear fleet only.

Six new EPR2 nuclear power plants are at various stages of starting construction (two each at Penly, Gravelines and Bugey),
and in June 2025 EDF was awarded a CfD for these at a strike price of:

€100/MWh (in 2024 prices).
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3/4 #pricescrapbook entry for French nuclear.

The cost breakdown for 2026–2028 (in 2026 money) is:

TOTAL cost: €60.3/MWh

of which:
Return on capital (at 9.1% WACC): €13.8/MWh
Depreciation: €11.7/MWh
Fuel (incl. reprocessing and waste disposal): €8.1/MWh
Staff: €10.4/MWh

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That gives me an updated #pricescrapbook entry for French nuclear:

In 2026 money, the costs of French nuclear power are:

€60.3/MWh for 2026–2028;
€63.4/MWh for 2029–2031.

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Ref: SFEN 👇

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The adoption of wood pellet biomass for low carbon electricity was based on a scientific misunderstanding.

 ❝ Using wood pellets to generate low-carbon electricity is a flawed policy that is speeding up not slowing down climate warming.❞

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The CfD contract allows unrestricted merchant generation above the CfD generation cap:

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Of the six largest European economies, the two with the highest grid emissions are Russia and Germany, because of the very high fossil fuel share in their electricity mixes.

Germany has the highest share of coal-powered electricity generation, and Russia has the second highest.

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By way of comparison, here's the electricity mix and the carbon intensity of electricity generation of the six largest European economies in 2024, with the EU added for context.

France is the only one of the six largest European economies with sub-50g electricity emissions.