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		edelans on Feb 27, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why did renewables become so cheap so fast? (2020) It's not. In France we have cheap energy (compared to our neighbors : https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/7382280/ ), it's mainly nuclear.

pydry on Feb 27, 2022 [–]

You've got front loaded capex. Wont stay that cheap when those plants age out (which will be soon).

edelans on Feb 28, 2022 | [–]

Most (61%) of France nuclear plants are from the 70s : https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/54dbc4341c064fe49118e54...

100% are from before 1988.

Age out = you mean when they will be decommissioned ?

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