Conventional Energy Production Becoming Less Profitable

SEHNDE, GERMANY - MARCH 10: High-tension power lines and wind turbines are seen at dawn near a coal-fired Kraftwerk Mehrum power plant at Haemelerwald on March 10, 2015 near Sehnde, Germany. Energy production from conventional-based resources is becoming less profitable as renewable energy production has expanded and matured in Germany in the last decade. RWE, one of Germany's biggest utilities, today warned of pending job cuts due to financial losses derived from its conventional energy production. The Kraftwerk Mehrum plant is majority-owned by Stadtwerke Hannover AG. (Photo by Alexander Koerner/Getty Images)