Germany has a serious energy policy. Government credits have encouraged every business and every home to put solar cells on their roof. The view from the train is that they'll soon run out of roof space. Germany has 212 watts of solar power per person, America has 1. If America had what Germany has, America wouldn't depend on Mid-East oil.
The view of the horizon from Schloß Dhaun has wind turbines in every direction, and Germany wind power is six times larger than its solar power. Germany has 300 watts of wind power per person while America has 100.
So far, Germany is losing money, paying extra for locally generated energy from local employment. But Germany has built resiliance, protection against world problems such as another oil shock. With Germany's solar capacity much greater than Japan's entire 6 reactor Fukushima nuclear plant, Germany has a valuable reserve.
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