# Germany shuts down its last three nuclear reactors

Date: 2023

On 15 April 2023 Germany took its final three nuclear power plants - Isar 2, Emsland and Neckarwestheim 2 (about 4 GW combined) - offline, completing a decades-long, legally mandated nuclear phase-out after a brief energy-crisis extension. The decision shifted reliance toward renewables and, in the short term, gas and coal.

## Drivers

- Renewable capacity buildout: https://factrail.ai/drivers/energy-renewable-buildout

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## Methodology

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