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?

    • KSP Atlas@sopuli.xyz
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      1 year ago

      Lignite is the worst coal, most polluting and least energy dense afaik, why would you bother mining it

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        1 year ago

        Because they get subsidies from the govt bc they employ a whole region and are a super big energy company. They need to be dismantled.