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> There is no more correlation between production price and consumption price. That is because, for certain modes of production (renewables, nuclear), most of
by badpun 3y ago
> There is no more correlation between production price and consumption price.
That is because, for certain modes of production (renewables, nuclear), most of the cost is paid up-front during construction, and the cost of production is minimal. The plants (nuclear, solar, wind) are effectively financial devices, where someone takes a huge loan or otherwise gets capital at yearly interest, and slowly pays it off.