German energy giant RWE has begun dismantling a wind farm to make way for a further expansion of an open-pit lignite coal mine in the Western region of North Rhine Westphalia.

German energy giant RWE has begun dismantling a wind farm to make way for a further expansion of an open-pit lignite coal mine in the western region of North Rhine Westphalia.

I thought renewables were cheaper than coal. How is this possible?

  • TGhost [She/Her]@lemmy.ml
    344·
    1 year ago

    What a beautiful society where companies have more powers than an state…

    Ofc theses companies have our futurs in mind, right ?

    Capitalism.

    • hh93@lemm.ee
      302·
      1 year ago

      They don’t have more power - the government was just stupid to give them contracts this longlasting

      • Lojcs@lemm.ee
        9·
        1 year ago

        Thinking of that one us city that sold its parking rights for a century for just millions

        Also the many private-partnered public infrastructure projects built in Turkey with billing rights given to the companies that will let Erdoğans friends leech off the public for decades even if he loses political power

    • Zippy@lemmy.world
      1·
      1 year ago

      They don’t have more power than the state. The state could easily legislate any demands they want. Do so though and you end up rapidly like Venezuela. Contacts matter. Unless you think the state should be able to take your house with little to no compensation as well? That is not capitalism. Don’t be obtuse.