Quote:
Originally Posted by opendoor
If nuclear would fix that, then why are France's baseload power prices almost 30% higher than Germany's?
|
Probably because France's nuclear power plants are currently operating at less than half of capacity...they are basically running what they were in the early 90s, so now they do have to rely on more imports.
Despite their relatively pro-nuclear reputation in the past, France has been plagued by deferred maintenance, divestment, and general operator incompetence. In 2015, France passed a law to start their own "green energy transition" which aimed to reduce their reliance on nuclear from 75% to 50%, which has led to more active divestment of capital in the sector. Thankfully this decommissioning has now been delayed, and they are actually planning to build more new reactors.