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Where is the electricity going to come from? Especially if they are closing nuclear and coal-fired power plants. They are building some renewables, but prices for electricity were high this year because wind speeds were low.

Renewables and nuclear. That new sources of energy should be carbon free goes without saying. New coal is obviously a non-starter.

That being said, they are already well on their way with this process. Check out the decline in fossil fuel electric generation over the past half decade!

https://www.eia.gov/international/data/country/DEU/electrici...

Does Germany mostly use forced air or boilers for heat? Forced air is easier to switch to electric heat pumps, AFAICT.

Nearly every Building uses Boilers for heating

Yes then we produce electricity with Russian gas :)