Global
Germany
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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Region
CO2 emissions saved
Total W-S-B inv. need
% Profitable plants
North Rhine-Westphalia
CO2 emissions saved
76.4
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
37.2
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Baden-Wuerttemberg
CO2 emissions saved
27.8
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
17.4
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Brandenburg
CO2 emissions saved
25.4
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
12.2
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Saxony
CO2 emissions saved
23.3
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
11.0
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Lower Saxony
CO2 emissions saved
14.3
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
7.5
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Saarland
CO2 emissions saved
10.6
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
6.2
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Saxony-Anhalt
CO2 emissions saved
5.2
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
2.5
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Hessen
CO2 emissions saved
4.7
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
2.8
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Bayern
CO2 emissions saved
4.3
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
2.8
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Berlin
CO2 emissions saved
3.8
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
2.1
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Bremen
CO2 emissions saved
2.8
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
1.4
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
CO2 emissions saved
2.6
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
1.4
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Schleswig-Holstein
CO2 emissions saved
2.3
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
1.1
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Hamburg
CO2 emissions saved
1.2
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
0.6
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
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Plant
CO2 emissions
Investment need
Profitable?
Neurath power station
CO2 emissions
18.6
  MT/y
Investment need
8.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Janschwalde power station
CO2 emissions
17.4
  MT/y
Investment need
8.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Niederaussem power station
CO2 emissions
15.5
  MT/y
Investment need
7.1
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Boxberg power station
CO2 emissions
12.9
  MT/y
Investment need
5.9
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
GKM (Mannheim) power station
CO2 emissions
9.7
  MT/y
Investment need
6.0
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Lippendorf power station
CO2 emissions
9.4
  MT/y
Investment need
4.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Weisweiler power station
CO2 emissions
8.8
  MT/y
Investment need
3.9
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Schwarze Pumpe power station
CO2 emissions
8.0
  MT/y
Investment need
3.7
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
RDK (Karlsruhe) power station
CO2 emissions
6.3
  MT/y
Investment need
4.0
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Heilbronn power station
CO2 emissions
5.5
  MT/y
Investment need
3.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Schkopau power station
CO2 emissions
5.0
  MT/y
Investment need
2.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Heyden power station
CO2 emissions
4.7
  MT/y
Investment need
2.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Altbach power station
CO2 emissions
4.2
  MT/y
Investment need
2.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Datteln power station
CO2 emissions
4.2
  MT/y
Investment need
2.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Scholven power station
CO2 emissions
4.0
  MT/y
Investment need
2.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Bergkamen power station
CO2 emissions
3.9
  MT/y
Investment need
2.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Bexbach-C power station
CO2 emissions
3.9
  MT/y
Investment need
2.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Mehrum power station
CO2 emissions
3.8
  MT/y
Investment need
2.1
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Frimmersdorf power station
CO2 emissions
3.7
  MT/y
Investment need
1.7
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Weiher power station
CO2 emissions
3.6
  MT/y
Investment need
2.1
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Berlin-Reuter-West power station
CO2 emissions
3.2
  MT/y
Investment need
1.8
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Wilhelmshaven Engie power station
CO2 emissions
3.2
  MT/y
Investment need
1.7
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Luenen-Stummhafen power station
CO2 emissions
3.1
  MT/y
Investment need
1.7
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Duisburg-Walsum power station
CO2 emissions
3.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Völklingen-Fenne power station
CO2 emissions
2.8
  MT/y
Investment need
1.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Staudinger power station
CO2 emissions
2.7
  MT/y
Investment need
1.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Rostock power station
CO2 emissions
2.6
  MT/y
Investment need
1.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Buschhaus power station
CO2 emissions
2.4
  MT/y
Investment need
1.1
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Herne power station
CO2 emissions
2.4
  MT/y
Investment need
1.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Zolling power station
CO2 emissions
2.3
  MT/y
Investment need
1.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Bremen-Farge power station
CO2 emissions
2.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.0
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
München Nord power station
CO2 emissions
2.0
  MT/y
Investment need
1.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
GKH Hannover power station
CO2 emissions
1.8
  MT/y
Investment need
1.0
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Wolfsburg West power station
CO2 emissions
1.8
  MT/y
Investment need
1.0
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Wedel power station
CO2 emissions
1.7
  MT/y
Investment need
0.9
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Walheim power station
CO2 emissions
1.5
  MT/y
Investment need
0.9
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Tiefstack power station
CO2 emissions
1.2
  MT/y
Investment need
0.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Chemnitz Nord power station
CO2 emissions
1.0
  MT/y
Investment need
0.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Merkenich (Nord) power station
CO2 emissions
0.9
  MT/y
Investment need
0.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Chemiepark Marl power station
CO2 emissions
0.8
  MT/y
Investment need
0.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Hastedt power station
CO2 emissions
0.8
  MT/y
Investment need
0.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Mainova West power station
CO2 emissions
0.8
  MT/y
Investment need
0.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Wolfsburg North power station
CO2 emissions
0.8
  MT/y
Investment need
0.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Chempark Leverkusen power station
CO2 emissions
0.7
  MT/y
Investment need
0.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Krefeld-Uerdingen power station
CO2 emissions
0.7
  MT/y
Investment need
0.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Berlin-Moabit power station
CO2 emissions
0.6
  MT/y
Investment need
0.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Flensburg power station
CO2 emissions
0.6
  MT/y
Investment need
0.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Stuttgart-Muenster power station
CO2 emissions
0.6
  MT/y
Investment need
0.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Braunschweig Mitte power station
CO2 emissions
0.5
  MT/y
Investment need
0.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Buer power station
CO2 emissions
0.5
  MT/y
Investment need
0.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Goldenberg power station
CO2 emissions
0.5
  MT/y
Investment need
0.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Hkw Offenbach power station
CO2 emissions
0.4
  MT/y
Investment need
0.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Huerth Ville - Berrenrath power station
CO2 emissions
0.4
  MT/y
Investment need
0.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Frankfurt Oder power station
CO2 emissions
0.3
  MT/y
Investment need
0.1
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Offenbach power station
CO2 emissions
0.3
  MT/y
Investment need
0.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Romerbrucke power station
CO2 emissions
0.3
  MT/y
Investment need
0.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Kassel Kombi power station
CO2 emissions
0.2
  MT/y
Investment need
0.1
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Waehlitz power station
CO2 emissions
0.2
  MT/y
Investment need
0.1
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
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