> Because they aren’t when you look at wholesale costs

I searched wholesale costs - the first result - click 'Monthly' for the easiest view to digest: https://ember-energy.org/data/european-electricity-prices-an...

I also wonder how much of electricity costs in recent years have more to do with things like:

- Did France previously largely pay off the cost of building their old nuclear plants, while Germany has been spending heavily in recent years to majorly change their generation mix and build new generation? I've also heard that even France is now facing some significant challenges with the needed replacement of nukes nearing their retirement age being costly.

- How much of French and German generation buildouts were covered by the gov instead of ratepayers, if any?

However, I haven't researched the above questions.