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Do you have a source for this information? This is what I found "In 2020, France exported a total of nearly 78 terawatt hours of electricity. Meanwhile, electr
by complexworld 4y ago
Do you have a source for this information?
This is what I found "In 2020, France exported a total of nearly 78 terawatt hours of electricity. Meanwhile, electricity imports to France amounted to nearly 35 terawatt hours in total that year."
Source:
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1279015/france-electricity-trade-in-europe-by-country/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/1279015/france-electrici...
- merb 4y agonuclear is only useful for base load you cant shutdown a reactor in hours, thats why france imports a lot of gas (the same goes for germany, its the fastest way to scale energy, burn more gas, its even easier than with coal.)
- natmaka 4y agoIndeed. France is by far the leader when it comes to the fraction of electricity produced by nuclear reactors; however it never ever could phase out fossil fuels, nor could or can do it at a realistic cost. In the following history graph fossil fuels ("Thermique classique", in French) amounts used to produce electricity are represented by red surfaces: https://www.statistiques.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/edition-numerique/chiffres-cles-energie-2021/15-electricite https://www.statistiques.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/editi...