Fragen und Antworten: Warum bestimmt Gas den Strompreis – und gibt es eine Alternative? | Carbon Brief

It was always nuclear, it has made France Europe’s biggest electricity exporter. Even keeping coal around until we actually had enough new alternatives would have been better, several EU nations are doing well on coal despite the massive carbon tax on burning it. In theory using imported coal with no tax could lower our leccy prices by 30-40% and have kept several shut down industries alive.