• @CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de
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    02 years ago

    Nuclear is more expensive than the others only if the others get subsidies but Nuclear doesn’t.

    That is straight up wrong, the opposite is true. England’s Hinkley Point C for example has a Contract for Difference, the british government pays a guaranteed price per kWh so their citizens pay less.

    • @dubyakay@lemmy.ca
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      02 years ago

      It’s almost like a for-profit utilities company will… go for profit.

      Really bad example.

      • @CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de
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        02 years ago

        That’s completely beside the point. You said, renewables were only cheaper because they’re subsidized. I proved you wrong and showed that nuclear is subsidized. That has nothing to do with companies being for-profit.

        • @dubyakay@lemmy.ca
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          02 years ago

          Even if the government subsidizes it, the company selling it is already for profit selling it at a higher price point. The government can only subsidize so much.