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Story summary
- Chancellor Friedrich Merz (Germany) acknowledged that Germany's 2023 decision to shut down its last nuclear power plants was a strategic mistake.
- The decision, part of Germany's costly energy transition, led to higher electricity prices, weaker grid reliability, more fossil fuel use, and a shift to wind and solar labeled disastrous.
- Critics say warnings about reliance on Russian gas and abandoning nuclear energy were ignored, causing economic damage.
