The only reason the combination of lower consumption and lower investment did put greater downward pressure on German GDP and German employment is because the rules of the European currency union eliminated adjustment mechanisms both in Germany and in its European partners, and so effectively forced nearly the entire German savings and production gap onto those parts of Europe that had a history of higher inflation. (carnegieendowment.org)
«If our good customers ask us to grow something special and if there's something that will fill a production gap or market need, we'll do it,» he says. (fooddrink-magazine.com)
And, as noted — using a blend of different renewables (especially spread across large areas) is more reliable than any one alone — and natural gas can readily fill in the production gaps when needed. (texasmonthly.com)