Claim: "Germany managed to increase its use of renewables and its output of carbon dioxide at the same time -- because it resorted to cheap coal to keep the lights on at a price its people could afford."
Fact-check: In Illinois energy debate, Ives' German anecdote Mostly True
Verdict: mostly-true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Kevin Hoffman
Date published: 2016-12-16T00:00:00