As a subset of 1), don't forget: cost of buying it from the French who have a nice surplus thanks to their massive nuclear capability (as the British already do

As a subset of 1), don't forget: cost of buying it from the French who have a nice surplus thanks to their massive nuclear capability (as the British already do [1]). [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HVDC_Cross-Channel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HVDC_Cross-Channel "As of 2005 imports of electricity from France have historically accounted for about 5% of electricity available in the UK." See also: "France was the biggest energy exporter in the EU in 2012, exporting 45TWh of electricity to its neighbours." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_France http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_France