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1. Ecomme+1f[view] [source] 2024-06-18 19:13:50
>>Capsta+(OP)
What I never understood was how France gets 70-75% of their electricity from Nuclear, yet their energy prices aren't "too cheap to meter", and while cheaper than their neighbors, don't really raise any eyebrows. Wouldn't this be a major example of why Nuclear is NOT the future?
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2. helsin+nh[view] [source] 2024-06-18 19:29:28
>>Ecomme+1f
> yet their energy prices aren't "too cheap to meter"

French nuclear power is run by EDF, which although 85% owned by the French government has “a mandate to make a profit for its shareholders”

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3. guerby+Ci[view] [source] 2024-06-18 19:36:53
>>helsin+nh
EDF is 100% owned by the french government since 20230608:

https://presse.economie.gouv.fr/08062023-letat-redevient-lac...

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