The tale of four Nuclear power countries power...

The tale of four Nuclear power countries power prices.


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Electricity Price per kWh

	Country	Average Price (€/kWh)	Average Price (£/kWh)	Notes
France	€0.2016	~£0.17	Regulated tariff (EDF Tarif Bleu), base option
Germany	€0.3951	~£0.34	Highest in the EU for households
UK	~€0.315	£0.2703	Ofgem price cap for Q2 2025
Spain	~€0.255–€0.285*	~£0.22–£0.25	13% bill increase in 2025; VAT back to 21%

*Spain’s kWh price is estimated based on average bills and reported increases, as recent wholesale spikes and tax changes have pushed prices higher

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In the list above one has stopped using Nuclear power. One is planning to phase out nuclear power and two have been ramping up.


Spain may be the new Look at me stuffing it up with the recent power outage which may be caused directly by too much non syncretized power. Still being investigated and shouted about of course. A very concise review available here https://open.spotify.com/episode/6IM4sTZ6ywoqmZuy8wyn8K?si=9a45cf56b0d94646

This example was a case study that sadly killed a few people.

Meanwhile in Germany "Companies that consume a lot ofelectricity or gashave a problem inGermany:They can hardly compete with international rivals who benefit from cheaper energy — and for whom grid fees,energy taxes and government-mandated levies are unfamiliar concepts. The nitrogen plant in Piesteritz, in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt, for example, produces essential basic chemicals such as nitric acid and ammonia. These are used to make fertilizers or explosives, among other things. But at the beginning of the year, Managing Director Carsten Franzke had to shut down parts of his production because manufacturing had simply become unprofitable. Franzke is urgently calling on the federal government to provide better framework conditions to ensure the competitiveness of energy-intensive industries. Otherwise, there is a risk of relocation — and with it, growing dependence on imports and the goodwill of other countries, both infood productionand indefense."

Germany is a case study I follow on its shut down of nuclear power. Not bagging wind or solar. They are grid following power sources not grid forming

Grid-Following vs. Grid-Forming Power Sources

Definition and Core Functionality

	Feature	Grid-Following Sources	Grid-Forming Sources
Basic Principle	Synchronize with existing grid voltage/frequency	Create and regulate grid voltage/frequency
Control Type	Current source	Voltage source
Grid Dependency	Require stable grid to operate	Can operate independently or with grid
Role in Outages	Cannot operate in islanded/off-grid mode	Can operate in islanded/off-grid mode

The need for a reliable, stable, cheap and efficient gid depends a lot more than on just hopes and dreams.

Off to work for this black duck. Have a great day