• Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de
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    1 year ago

    if anything this is a win for belgium since they get all that sweet local electricity production without paying for the nuclear plant.

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      1 year ago

      Not sure if you are joking, but the customer is paying for the plant. And you can be damn sure you’re paying premium prices for imported energy.

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        1 year ago

        nonetheless they benefit from having local production as that reduces the need for electricity from further away, which reduces the amount of transmission losses.

        This effect is significant enough that even just rooftop solar in sweden means you’re owed a rebate from the energy company, as you’re saving them money.