PURCHASING RECORD AFTER NUCLEAR POWER OFFThat's how much the imported electricity costs us, Mr. Scholz!
Does Germany now have to be permanently supplied with electricity from abroad after the nuclear power plant shutdown? "Every year there are phases in which we buy electricity from other countries," answered Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (65, SPD) on Thursday in the Erfurt Citizens' Dialogue when asked why Germany was replacing nuclear power with imported electricity. It sounded as if nothing had changed as a result of the shutdown of the nuclear power plant compared to previous years. But the opposite is the case: Germany imports more electricity than ever before! According to the Federal Network Agency, it was 5783.4 gigawatt hours in July – an all-time record. Germany has NEVER bought so much electricity from abroad, Chancellor! And that has its price: 469 million euros is the export balance that Germany had to pay in electricity trading with its EU neighbors in July (cause: more imports than exports). Germany paid 340 million euros in July The export price...