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Re:Belgium stops decommissioning nuclear power plants by julienfr112 on Friday May 01, 2026 @05:17AM (#47972698)
If Germany power prices are so low, why are Germans power bills so high ? Maybe you are cherry picking spot/marginal price and not netting the subsides ?
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Re:Belgium stops decommissioning nuclear power plants by frm88 on Friday May 01, 2026 @07:42AM (#47973640)
Taxes and levies make up up to 60% of the energy prices.

https://blackout-news.de/en/news/electricity-prices-in-germa...

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Re:Belgium stops decommissioning nuclear power plants by Moldoteck on Saturday May 02, 2026 @10:03AM (#47986501)
and why are taxes that high. More specifically why is Germany spending 10x more than france on curtailment and transmission?))
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Re:Belgium stops decommissioning nuclear power plants by tcfhgj on Friday May 01, 2026 @06:17AM (#47973040)
higher prices means more incentives to be energy efficient
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Re:Belgium stops decommissioning nuclear power plants by Moldoteck on Saturday May 02, 2026 @10:03AM (#47986507)
for now its incentive for deindustrialization
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Re:Belgium stops decommissioning nuclear power plants by tcfhgj on Sunday May 03, 2026 @08:08PM (#48003012)
everything good for humans appears to be an incentive for deindustrialization
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