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Re:Nuclear Power Is the Answer to Global and Environmental E... by illiarian on Friday April 21, 2023 @06:12PM (#35660936)
> dispatchable electricity sources is fully tapped to balance renewables across Europe. We will see very high prices during mornings and evenings and whenever it's cold and dark

It's already a problem in Sweden. It exports electricity to Germany when demand is high... which leaves nothing to Sweden, and the prices skyrocket. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-12/swedish-m...

Re:Nuclear Power Is the Answer to Global and Environmental E... by uecker on Saturday April 22, 2023 @12:06PM (#35667946)
The prices in summer were so high mainly because half of France nuclear plants were offline. Look, even the article you cite mentions this: "The largest Nordic nation became the region’s top exporter in the first half after France suffered problems at its aging reactors"