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No, the main reason is Germany shutting down nuclear power plants and replacing them with fossil fuels. I know that lots of people will argue that wind and sol
by cbmuser 4y ago
No, the main reason is Germany shutting down nuclear power plants and replacing them with fossil fuels.
I know that lots of people will argue that wind and solar will lower electricity prices, but since these don’t provide reliable baseload, Germany needs to have lots of fossile power plants in standby.
These doubled structures make the whole system inefficient and expensive.
- yladiz 4y agoThis isn’t the reason prices are higher. Even if Germany was using nuclear for most electricity, there’s a ton of gas being used in the industry and in homes (like for heating). Using non-nuclear power surely makes things a little more expensive, but it’s definitely not the reason prices are higher than (supposedly) anywhere else in the world.
- legulere 4y agoAll your claims are baseless and untrue. Nuclear was replaced with renewables while also reducing fossil fuel use [1]. Prices are so high because of taxes and a lack of subsidies. Market prices are lower than in France [2]. Apart from gas prices, having to save France from its nuclear energy crunch was another factor for the rise in prices. [1]: https://reddit.com/r/uninsurable/comments/12agamh/german_electricity_since_2010_nuclear_and_net/ https://reddit.com/r/uninsurable/comments/12agamh/german_ele... [2]: https://reddit.com/r/uninsurable/comments/12dtygj/comparison_of_german_and_french_power_futures_for/ https://reddit.com/r/uninsurable/comments/12dtygj/comparison... [3]: https://reddit.com/r/uninsurable/comments/12afq01/germany_keeps_the_lights_on_in_france_2022/ https://reddit.com/r/uninsurable/comments/12afq01/germany_ke...