Statistics show that Germany has become a net electricity importer after shutting down and demolishing its nuclear power plants. Previously, Germany was Europe’s largest energy exporter, providing cheap energy that enabled it to function as Europe’s industrial powerhouse. Olaf Scholz’s “traffic light” coalition with the Greens (Grüne) and the Liberals (FDP) is solely responsible for Germany’s economic decline, thanks to their poor energy plan, which, despite focusing on clean energy, ironically led Germany to increasingly rely on coal. The main opposition party, the CDU/CSU, which previously opposed nuclear energy as well, has pledged to fully support nuclear power when it returns to power. However, this will be a difficult task since the Greens ensured that all of Germany’s nuclear power plants were dismantled to prevent their future reactivation.
Due to climate change policies and environmentalist ideology, Germany now has the lowest wholesale electricity prices but the highest retail prices. Taxes and surcharges make up more than half of domestic electricity prices, making coal, oil, and natural gas the cheapest fuels, especially in late autumn and winter when the cold sets in and solar and wind farms struggle, negatively impacting consumers.
Translated and edited by L. Earth
