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Let us Hope that as Germany Goes, So Go We ...!
Retrieved by Pat Darnell  ::  Nov 13, 2013  |  Bryan TX

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Many American veterans would look at Germany's progress with caution, seeing as how fighting men and women of WWII kept us all from speaking German back in the '40's. But if we can push aside our natural suspicion of Germany, it should make a light go on in your head, that it is possible to provide renewable energy to the grid system in relatively quick turn around time.

So, where are the YAHTZEE'S and banners of congratulations on a job well done? We looked around.

" ... Some additional stats from Chabot's report about Germany's power mix on October 3:

• Solar and wind furnished a total of more than 436 gigawatt-hours.
• At peak, solar furnished 20.5 gigawatts, with wind peaking at 16.6 gigawatts.
• Conventional power plants had to ramp down to 23 gigawatts at about noon. (Eric Wesoff. October 30, 2013. LINK) ... "

Germany Reaches 59% Renewable Energy Peak, Power Grid Doesn’t Blow Up: "Earlier this month on a very sunny and windy day, Germany managed to hit a peak of 59.1% renewable power generation, and what’s more, the heavily industrialized country’s power grid did not explode, Greentech media has pointed out. It was around midday on October 3, which just happened to be Germany’s annual Reunification Day holiday, when the sun was at its fullest and the significant peak was reached. Over the entire day, 36.4% of total electricity generation was achieved with solar and wind power; solar panels contributed 11.2% on their own. At its peak, solar accounted for 20.5 gigawatts."

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_____________________Reference
http://www.the9billion.com/2013/10/30/germany-59-percent-renewable-energy-peak/
http://www.solarserver.com/fileadmin/user_upload/downloads/Wind_PV_Germany_Oct_3-13.pdf
https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/Germany-Hits-59-Renewable-Peak-Grid-Does-Not-Explode
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:West_Germany_%26_East_Germany_Flag_Map_(1948_-_1990).png
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/blog/post/2013/10/3-reasons-germans-are-going-renewable-at-all-costs
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/15/germany-energy-idUSL6N0I511920131015
http://geospatial.blogs.com/geospatial/2013/10/wind-and-solar-generated-591-of-german-electricity-demand-at-noon-on-oct-3.html