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> I'm not really clear what this means? All power plants require financing for their construction cost which is pretty definitionally the market cost of constru
by Gwypaas 3y ago
> I'm not really clear what this means? All power plants require financing for their construction cost which is pretty definitionally the market cost of construction.
It is hard to finance a plant when you will on average sell the power at a loss. The money has to come from somewhere.
- Mvandenbergh 3y agoThe Polish wholesale power price is above even what nuclear power costs to deliver in higher-cost UK and US markets on an LCOE basis (not that LCOE is a great way of comparing power costs but there it is).
- Gwypaas 3y agoYou have to differentiate between paid off nuclear plants nearing end of life and new built ones. Take for example Hinkley Point C, that costs €0.15 per kWh for the consumers. How does that compare? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinkley_Point_C_nuclear_power_station https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinkley_Point_C_nuclear_powe...