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by tzs 929 days ago
I believe that the rates you are BenoitP have quoted are the wholesale rates. They are the rates that a grid operator might pay to buy electricity from a producer or from another grid operator.

Consumers rates will be at least about twice that.

A good heuristic to tell you are looking at a rate is that is not a consumer rate is that if it is quoted in units that are per MWh it is probably not a consumer rate. Consumer rates are almost always quoted per kWh.

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In France though EDF has become a monopoly recently. I'm pretty sure the government fully intends to sell it as produced to French industries and individuals. Why wouldn't it? It is financed by us, we should reap its rewards.

Some others folks in the EU have chosen others means with lesser or unknown EROEI. But hey, their sovereign choices, their consequences. It's not like France is preventing them from doing nuclear.

I guess we'll see in a few years; but CfDs going over decades and being backed by governments I think it's safe to plan around this price.