• it_depends_man@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    France’s electricity, which were 70-80% nuclear at the time, didn’t see any increase in price.

    Yes, because the government decided they couldn’t raise the price.

    Électricité de France (EDF) – the country’s main electricity generation and distribution company – manages the country’s 56 power reactors.[5] EDF is fully owned by the French Government.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_France

    • Waryle
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      5 months ago

      The government does not decide for the cost of producing nuclear electricity, which has barely changed that year.