After the end of nuclear power: real-time map reveals Germany’s energy supply after nuclear phase-out
Germany’s phase-out of nuclear energy continues to be a hotly debated topic. Regardless of whether you are for or against this decision, there is a way for those interested to track real-time data on electricity consumption and production worldwide. The live map from “Electricity Maps” is ideal for this, as it gives an insight into the electricity supply in different countries.
A few days ago, the last nuclear power plants in Germany went offline: Isar 2, Emsland and Neckarwestheim 2 ran a few months longer than planned due to the energy crisis.
This step was criticized from many quarters. Critics say that nuclear power is cleaner and safer as an interim solution than coal-generated electricity, which will be released in 2022
according to the Federal Statistical Office
still made up a third of the energy mix in this country.
How good or bad
Germany’s energy policy
has been in an international comparison for years, shows a practical online map. In the
Electricity-Maps
You can quickly see how CO₂-intensive electricity generation is depending on the country.
To the web app on CHIP: Electricity Maps
Electricity in Germany: Direct comparison with countries worldwide
If you use the web app from
Electricity-Maps
call up, then you will see some serious differences in Europe in terms of how electricity is produced and consumed.
If you would like more details, simply move the mouse over one of the countries or click on it directly. Then you see values like that
specific CO₂ emissions
i.e. how many grams of carbon dioxide are produced per kilowatt hour of electricity generated.
Live data: origin of electricity in the last 24 hours
In addition, the “Electricity Maps” card shows a bar chart that illustrates the proportion of the various energy sources – in the case of nuclear energy it is now
logically 0 gigawatts
while five years ago it was 3.75 GW and thus around 6 percent of the German energy mix.
You can view this information on the power map itself by accessing the historical data below. You can choose from 24 hours, 30 days, 12 months or 5 years.
Incidentally, the arrows on the map show the current wind direction and strength in the live view. This is relevant to wind power generation.
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