> We have much lower prices for electric power than our neighbour france Negative externalities from burning coal are pretty significant*. Of course it depends

> We have much lower prices for electric power than our neighbour france Negative externalities from burning coal are pretty significant*. Of course it depends on the value you place on a human life. https://www.clientearth.org/latest/latest-updates/news/23-000-early-deaths-in-eu-from-coal-plant-pollution/#:~:text=Almost%2023%2C000%20early%20deaths%20happen,says%20a%20groundbreaking%20new%20report https://www.clientearth.org/latest/latest-updates/news/23-00.... > An french three-mile island can happen any time As long as the likelihood of that remains substantially low it's not a huge issue. I mean the cost would be almost entirely financial since nobody died because of it (the same obviously can't be said about burning coal or even natural gas...).