It does not matter because the German production, grid and export is completely dependent on coal, gas, and even cheaper imports. And there is no serious plan to get rid of that dependence. Sure, French nuclear was down so they had to import. But that is a consequence of too few reactors. One should have enough nuclear so that one have redundancy for unplanned shutdowns and maintenance. They for sure understood that back in the day. Also, the French exception is German normal. It really isn’t a fair comparison. And that’s pretty much my point.
The new Reactors in France surely produce a Lot of Cheap Energy. Sure the construction alone was only 6x more expensive than planned, but I’m sure it’s still a bargain at 20 Billion Euros
Yes the French Electric System would have collapsed without German Exports Last year (the French Heat with Electricity). It does matter
It does not matter because the German production, grid and export is completely dependent on coal, gas, and even cheaper imports. And there is no serious plan to get rid of that dependence. Sure, French nuclear was down so they had to import. But that is a consequence of too few reactors. One should have enough nuclear so that one have redundancy for unplanned shutdowns and maintenance. They for sure understood that back in the day. Also, the French exception is German normal. It really isn’t a fair comparison. And that’s pretty much my point.
The new Reactors in France surely produce a Lot of Cheap Energy. Sure the construction alone was only 6x more expensive than planned, but I’m sure it’s still a bargain at 20 Billion Euros
https://www.lemonde.fr/les-decodeurs/article/2024/05/09/les-derapages-de-l-epr-de-flamanville-en-graphiques-le-cout-multiplie-par-six-la-duree-du-chantier-par-quatre_5480745_4355771.html
In the UK Hinkley Point C is also a great success with cost overruns amounting to now over 35 Billion Pounds
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/jan/23/hinkley-point-c-could-be-delayed-to-2031-and-cost-up-to-35bn-says-edf