{"id":741,"date":"2026-02-03T22:28:05","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T22:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/energycloud.org\/germany\/?p=741"},"modified":"2026-03-28T11:34:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T11:34:32","slug":"from-waste-to-warmth-fuel-poverty-and-curtailed-wind-energy-across-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/energycloud.org\/germany\/from-waste-to-warmth-fuel-poverty-and-curtailed-wind-energy-across-germany\/","title":{"rendered":"From Waste to Warmth &#8211; Fuel Poverty and Curtailed Wind Energy Across Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/energycloud.org\/germany\/?attachment_id=742\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"823\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/energycloud.org\/germany\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/02\/Germany-from-Waste-to-Warmth--823x1024.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-742\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.803717986749728;width:333px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/energycloud.org\/germany\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/02\/Germany-from-Waste-to-Warmth--823x1024.avif 823w, https:\/\/energycloud.org\/germany\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/02\/Germany-from-Waste-to-Warmth--241x300.avif 241w, https:\/\/energycloud.org\/germany\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/02\/Germany-from-Waste-to-Warmth--768x955.avif 768w, https:\/\/energycloud.org\/germany\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/02\/Germany-from-Waste-to-Warmth-.avif 1082w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 823px) 100vw, 823px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2024, 9.4 billion kWh of wind power was curtailed in Germany, while 5.3 million people struggled to heat their homes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This report from EnergyCloud Germany is about connecting energy poverty with wasted renewables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/energycloud.org\/germany\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/02\/Germany-EnergyCloud-Report-2026-Eng_compressed.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:890px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Germany EnergyCloud Report 2026 (Eng)_compressed.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-873065a8-44cf-49f4-b484-9c5fef1cbbf8\" href=\"https:\/\/energycloud.org\/germany\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/02\/Germany-EnergyCloud-Report-2026-Eng_compressed.pdf\">Germany EnergyCloud Report 2026 (Eng)_compressed<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/energycloud.org\/germany\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/02\/Germany-EnergyCloud-Report-2026-Eng_compressed.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-873065a8-44cf-49f4-b484-9c5fef1cbbf8\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2024, 9.4 billion kWh of wind power was curtailed in Germany, while 5.3 million people struggled to heat their homes. 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