Re:Germany is closing half of its reactors before the end of...
by ragebol on Wednesday December 22, 2021 @06:04PM
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> The EU energy market mandates that wind and solar production must be bought before everything else.
Not exactly. Operators can bid a price for generation and markets dictate the cheapest generators are bought up first. Renewables tend to have zero marginal cost and are therefore often cheapest. Nuclear also has low marginal cost, but not zero.
Renewables being favored is not a rule but effect of how the market works.
Not exactly. Operators can bid a price for generation and markets dictate the cheapest generators are bought up first. Renewables tend to have zero marginal cost and are therefore often cheapest. Nuclear also has low marginal cost, but not zero.
Renewables being favored is not a rule but effect of how the market works.