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Unfortunately Germany closed down its nuclear power plants.
by cubefox 7mo ago
Unfortunately Germany closed down its nuclear power plants.
- __d 7mo agoThey would find it hard to compete with negative prices too.
- cubefox 7mo agoNot at all. The prices aren't negative during the night or on overcast days.
- adrianN 7mo agoEvery hour you don't run your nuclear power plant at full capacity you lose money. Nuclear power is mostly capex. You need to maximize utilization if you want to be profitable.
- cubefox 7mo agoIt's far worse not to have sufficient electricity during the night or on overcast days. You can just increase nuclear electricity prices during that time to make up for the lost revenue from sunny days.
- adrianN 7mo agoOr you can burn some hydrogen or synthetic methane and get your energy for less money.
- brazzy 7mo agoNuclear power plants can store energy?
- cubefox 7mo agoNo but they can operate during the night and on overcast days.