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by pydry 1645 days ago
In 2011 the nuclear industry promised rolling blackouts by now:

https://theguardian.com/environment/2011/may/23/germany-nucl...

Pretty sure they didnt envision Germany having cheaper winter electricity than France.

All I can find evidence for is a balloon that short circuited a substation, which is a blackout that is unlikely to have been prevented by a nuclear reactor.

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> Pretty sure they didnt envision Germany having cheaper winter electricity than France.

Unfortunately that does not reflect at all in the consumer price. We have been taking top spots in the energy price rankings for years now and there is no real hope for improvements.