Talk:Electricity sector in Germany

Unnecessary detail about sunny, windy, low demand days
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.



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


 * Hello again. I just came across a very recent publication from WWF France.  In it, WWF states that "on the 8th 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).   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)


 * ✅. I swapped to the following text.  RobbieIanMorrison (talk) 22:02, 17 September 2016 (UTC)


 * "On 8 May 2016 renewables supplied 87.6% of Germany's national electricity consumption, albeit under extremely favourable weather conditions."

RWE Innogy and E.ON Uniper
Two of the four major generators in Germany are splitting off their conventional and renewable divisions. The Economist recently covered this. 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)