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German energy giant RWE has begun dismantling a wind farm to make way for a further expansion of an open-pit lignite coal mine in the western region of North Rhine Westphalia.

I thought renewables were cheaper than coal. How is this possible?

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[–] ryathal 20 points 1 year ago

If you care about emissions, this is probably one of the single worst things you can do.