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submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

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

Really bad example.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months 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.