German Coal Generation Jumps to One-Year High as Wind Plunges
- Wind farms produced only a fraction of their record output
- Coal plants hit highest generation since late February 2024
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Germany’s coal-fired power generation surged to the highest level in more than a year, as slumping wind speeds sap the country’s renewable energy output.
The persistent windless weather that has sent European power prices soaring this winter led German coal plants to ramp up output to fill the gap, reaching about 8.1 gigawatts this Thursday, the most since February of last year.