“Money for nothing: German wind turbines and solar panels useless during coldest, darkest part of the year”

“Germany has some of the most expensive and dirty electricity in the European Union. This is not in spite of the highly touted energiewende, but because of it. As Steve Aplin demonstrates, the upshot of Germany’s rush to renewable energy has been that German use of combustible fuels, especially coal, to make electricity has increased.”

http://canadianenergyissues.com/2014/01/09/money-for-nothing-german-wind-turbines-and-solar-panels-useless-during-coldest-darkest-part-of-the-year/