The German town that ran out of power

Apparently, not everyone can keep up with the pace of Germany's race to electrify everything from heating to cars.

Photo by Andrew Hall on Unsplash

Dear Reader,

This week marked a year since Germany switched off its last nuclear reactors.

That decision put the country on a somewhat lonely path towards a future without any of the tried-and-tested pillars of 20th century electricity production.

With coal power also to be switched off in the coming years, Germany believes …