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France is reducing nuclear in the power mix because 50% is more than enough to supplement renewables and also because of aging utilities like Fessenheim that ar
by petre 7y ago
France is reducing nuclear in the power mix because 50% is more than enough to supplement renewables and also because of aging utilities like Fessenheim that are becoming risky to operate and expensive to maintain. President Macron also pushed the target to 2035.
- tstrimple 7y agoWhich agrees with my premise. The reactors are being shut down because they are not economically competitive.
- akiselev 7y agoThey're not economic at peak load but then become economic at base load in support of renewables? Sounds like a win-win.
- petre 7y agoNot really. The average cost of electricity in France is 26.5% cheaper than the EU average. Fessenheim is also being closed due to pressure from anti nuke groups, Switzerland and Germany.