Energy Expert: Germany’s Nuclear Phaseout Was A “500 Billion Euro Mistake”

Vahreholt advocates for a return to nuclear energy (using subsidy billions to build new plants), the use of domestic shale gas, and the continued operation of coal-fired power plants. The move away from nuclear power under Merkel (2011) is described as a historic blunder that has cost around €500 billion to date and led to the current rapid deindustrialization.