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.

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
    15·
    1 year ago

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

    • youRFate@feddit.de
      5·
      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.