Maybe, but wholesale prices are still more expensive in Germany. And sure, solar is cheaper in the summer, but companies need power in winter too. And on days with little wind as well. That’s when Germany fires up the gas plants —and now apparently coal— and that makes prices skyrocket in the winter.
So that is why the wholesale price of power over a whole year is cheaper in France.
Not to mention the fact that German power plants emit millions of tonnes of CO2 each year and France’s emit water Vapor.
Yeah, I already said that households pay higher prices than companies.
No, you said taxes are higher for households. The wholesale prices I showed are before taxes.
Are you saying that nuclear power is cheaper than other sources? really?
I’m not saying that. The analysis in the article tells us that France’s energy generation composition, which heavily relies on nuclear, is cheaper than Germany’s. You can read the article and find out for yourself.
Let me ask you a few questions in return:
Do you have any idea what gas prices are at the moment and how they’re influencing electricity prices?
Do you have any idea what the projected prices are in the coming year?
Do you understand why Germany is firing up the coal plants?
Have you factored in what the consequences of all those extra greenhouse gas emissions will cost us in the long term?
Maybe, but wholesale prices are still more expensive in Germany. And sure, solar is cheaper in the summer, but companies need power in winter too. And on days with little wind as well. That’s when Germany fires up the gas plants —and now apparently coal— and that makes prices skyrocket in the winter.
So that is why the wholesale price of power over a whole year is cheaper in France.
Not to mention the fact that German power plants emit millions of tonnes of CO2 each year and France’s emit water Vapor.
Yeah, I already said that households pay higher prices than companies.
And: Are you saying that nuclear power is cheaper than other sources? really?
Sorry, I guess that was too many hard questions at once. Maybe answer just one?
No, you said taxes are higher for households. The wholesale prices I showed are before taxes.
I’m not saying that. The analysis in the article tells us that France’s energy generation composition, which heavily relies on nuclear, is cheaper than Germany’s. You can read the article and find out for yourself.
Let me ask you a few questions in return: