40.5
 GW
205
 MT

Coal plants in

Germany

Additional profit over 30 years
616.5
Bn. $
% Profitable
100
%
 
Annual CO2 emissions saved
205
MT / year
Total W-S-B investment need
106.3
Bn. $

Investment Potential

31
n.a.
%
of this country’s annual energy-related CO2 emissions could be eliminated by SwitchCoal.

Investment breakdown

106.3
Bn. $
Initial Investment for Conversion to Wind and Solar Power Plant
616.5
Bn. $
Additional profit from switch over 30 years (Source: IEA World Energy Outlook 2022)
Solar
24,082
M. $
Wind
77,817
M. $
Battery
4,394
M. $

Production costs

13.5
ct/kWh
Mean OPEX of the coal plants within this country (Source: IEA World Energy Outlook 2022)
4.4
ct/kWh
Production cost of renewable energy

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