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Testimony before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce 2021 Texas Grid Failure

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Germany, which has deployed more variable renewable energy than any other nation in Europe, has used various regulatory mechanisms and subsidies to prevent utilities from going bankrupt, [12] and its electricity prices rose 50 percent in the 15 years after 2007. I believe the U.S. But if the U.S. 49 (2015): 15060-15065; DOI:10.1073/pnas.1510028112

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4] Meanwhile, many experts see in recent trends an inevitable transition away from coal and nuclear power plants, designed to function as baseload capacity, toward variable renewable energy sources with just-in-time natural gas back-up. 20] Electricity prices in Germany have risen 50 percent in the 15 years since 2007. [21]