The world is approaching 1 TW/year of solar deployed (will likely be achieved in the next 18 months at current global solar manufacturing ramp rate) [1] [2]. Germany will phase those coal plants out before the end of the decade, regardless of what the current narrative is.
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40788172
[2] https://archive.is/2024.06.24-223854/https://www.economist.c...