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Germany approves bringing coal-fired power plants back online this winter (www.reuters.com)
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[–] ebikefolder@feddit.de 27 points 1 year ago

...approves to keep them as a backup, just in case.

They were, on paper, completely decommissioned, and the permit to keep them as a reserve was extended for a few months. Since the gas supply is much safer this year, it is very unlikely that these coal plants will be fired up. But now it would be legal to do so.