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German solar and wind are triple the cost of French nuclear, last half as long

France’s nuclear energy spending was 60% of what Germany spent on renewables. France gets about 400 Terawatt hour per year from nuclear but Germany gets 226 Terawatt-hours each year. 45 Terawatt-hours of Germany’s renewable power comes from burning biomass which generates air pollution.
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Nov 9, 2019German solar and wind are triple the cost of French nuclear, last half as long by garyclarke27318293

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