Reply #10: A media analyst thinks that some of the nuke will go to coal, short term, [View All]

and renewables and natural gas as well.

From the OP: "While the German Government has planned to close coal-fired plants over the next five years, it seems that they may be used to make up for the decrease in nuclear power. Additional gas power plants, and maybe some renewable energy could also be part of the solution. While a shift to renewable energy would be preferable, it is not the most likely solution, though, according to Point Carbon."

Point Carbon is the media analyst being quoted. No one from the German government is quoted from this source.


The German government seems to have a different emphasis:

"German Chancellor Angela Merkel said earlier this month that Germany would speed up its move to renewable energy sources, as it evaluated the safety of its nuclear power plants."

http://www.voanews.com/english/news/europe/Thousands-in-Germany-Protest-Nuclear-Power-118705884.html

And that's today's news.