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'Dark lull' in German energy transition sparks political debate

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Twice in recent months electricity prices temporarily spiked in Germany because of a lack of both sunlight and wind to power its solar panels and turbines.

The phenomenon -- dubbed a "dark lull" -- briefly sent the price soaring to 936 euros ($ 972 ) per megawatt hour on December 12 , twelve times the average for the preceding weeks .

Renewables have become an ever more important part of Germany 's energy mix, accounting for an average 60 percent of its electricity production so far this year .

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