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Amoxtli@thelemmy.club 21 hours agoFrance is a global leader in nuclear energy, generating around 65–70% of its electricity from nuclear sources. This makes it the world’s largest net exporter of electricity, earning over €3 billion annually.
Sentau@discuss.tchncs.de 20 hours ago
Your point being¿?
Amoxtli@thelemmy.club 19 hours ago
In general, electricity prices are significantly lower in France compared to Germany. France’s electricity prices are about 40% lower than Germany’s. This difference is due to a combination of factors, including France’s reliance on nuclear power and different electricity generation mixes and tax policies.
Sentau@discuss.tchncs.de 10 hours ago
Yes that is true. Electricity in Germany is far more expensive than in France. But that is not because nuclear is cheaper than other renewables. France’s power grid is established, the reactors were paid for and built many years ago. In Germany on the other hand, they are actively adding new renewable sources so a lot capital expenditure is underway.
As you can see from this report, the cost of adding and operating a new nuclear energy is way more than wind or solar. So it is clearly not the better renewable energy option.
Nuclear has a role in replacing coal and gas for cases where they cannot be replaced by wind, solar, etc. but it should not be replacing wind or solar projects. Hopefully we have a future where the grid is renewables supplemented with nuclear.