Talk:Electricity sector in Germany

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Unnecessary detail about sunny, windy, low demand days[edit]

I propose removing the paragraph quoted below. It contains unnecessary and obtuse detail and does not contribute to the wider picture one might expect in an encyclopedia. The second reference is rather obscure too.

According to The Guardian, there were days in summer 2014 when Germany generated 75% of its power from the wind and the sun.^[1] However, the The Guardian report is not accurate, as the facts are that during a Sunday (when demand is low) in May, when most of Germany was cloudless and the wind was favorable, was able to obtain over 65% of its power from photovoltaics (PV) and wind for a couple of hours at midday. ^[2]

References

^ The IPCC is stern on climate change – but it still underestimates the situation The Guardian, 2 November 2014
^ http://www.renewablesinternational.net/germanys-record-renewable-performance/150/537/78770/

It would be far better to update the chart below with figures for the period 2010–2016. Batpox might have some thoughts since they made the last contribution to this paragraph. Best wishes. RobbieIanMorrison (talk) 12:46, 5 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hello again. I just came across a very recent publication from WWF France. In it, WWF states that "on the 8^th of May 2016, renewables supplied 87.6 per cent of domestic electricity consumption due to extremely favourable weather conditions leading to negative electricity prices" (emphasis added).^[1]^: 11 WWF cites Agora Energiewende as its source, with documentation here. This percentage will be for the entire day. Maybe we should simply add this information and delete the earlier more contentious content? Any thoughts? Best wishes. RobbieIanMorrison (talk) 18:42, 5 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ WWF (September 2016). 15 signals: evidence the energy transition is underway (PDF). Paris, France: WWF France. Retrieved 2016-09-05.

Done. I swapped to the following text. RobbieIanMorrison (talk) 22:02, 17 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

On 8 May 2016 renewables supplied 87.6% of Germany's national electricity consumption, albeit under extremely favourable weather conditions.^[1]^: 11

References

^ WWF (September 2016). 15 signals: evidence the energy transition is underway (PDF). Paris, France: WWF France. Retrieved 2016-09-17.

RWE Innogy and E.ON Uniper[edit]

Two of the four major generators in Germany are splitting off their conventional and renewable divisions. The Economist recently covered this.^[1] I haven't got time to write this up now (but may come back in the future). Best wishes. RobbieIanMorrison (talk) 14:41, 9 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ "Breaking bad: German power companies". The Economist. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-09.

[1] The IPCC is stern on climate change – but it still underestimates the situation The Guardian, 2 November 2014

[2] ttp://www.renewablesinternational.net/germanys-record-renewable-performance/150/537/78770/

[wwf-2016-3] WWF (September 2016). 15 signals: evidence the energy transition is underway (PDF). Paris, France: WWF France. Retrieved 2016-09-05.

[wwf-2016-4] WWF (September 2016). 15 signals: evidence the energy transition is underway (PDF). Paris, France: WWF France. Retrieved 2016-09-17.

[economist-2016-5] "Breaking bad: German power companies". The Economist. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-09.

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