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jstimpfle an hour ago

This is interesting, but now explain why Germany has both the highest electricity prices in Europe as well as a relatively high CO2 footprint from electricity? Germany is buying not only nuclear but also coal energy from neighbouring countries.

Will this be fixed at some point or is the German model not actually as good as you imply?

throwaway473825 an hour ago | parent | next [-]

The main reason why electricity is expensive in Germany is because it's taxed to oblivion. Even when wholesale prices are negative, electricity costs about three times as much as gas.

Now you might ask why electricity is taxed to oblivion. Some don't like nuclear or coal. Some prefer oil or gas. In the end, there's a majority that wants electricity to be expensive.

sfn42 26 minutes ago | parent | prev [-]

Nuclear does not produce CO2. Nuclear energy is green energy.