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by eliaspro 618 days ago
Energy prices in France being that low is not a result of nuclear energy, but only possible due to extreme subsidies for nuclear power there.
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I'm willing to accept that, but hasn't every country in the world been subsidizing energy the past couple of years? Is it more agressive than in other countries?

In other words, what behavior is distinct between the UK and France (or other countries)?

For france at least, two thirds of energy is nuclear, falling demand, and now lots of renewables coming online [1]

Falling demand is notable to me. Though, the nuclear backbone and full embrace of renewable deployments is IMO smart

[1] https://fortune.com/2024/06/16/electricity-prices-france-neg...

I would like to know how much is subsidies and how much is economy of scale from a half-century of constantly pro-nuclear energy policy.