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Oh no, I didn't realise you pay more for energy now. Of course then let's build more nuclear power plants because they're famously cheap to build, operate and maintain. You sound like all my favorite Germans suddenly outraged by war(crimes) because gas prices went up.
Electricity prices regularly go into the negative on windy/sunny days. It's not me ripping you off with your energy bill. So instead of repeating populist rhetoric, I suggest you start yelling at your own government. We need to stop importing overpriced LNG and oil and continue to focus on renewables (for Sweden probably geothermal and hydro). Don't worry, I'll be doing the same here. Europe can figure this out together if we only start yelling at the right people.
Germans are an interesting breed. They see countries with way cheaper electricity production costs than them, and think, "yeah, nuclear must be more expensive".
That's what we're doing. Like it or not, there cannot be a strong EU as long as Germans keep electing people like Merz. Tired of the Deutschland Hass? Get these nukes out of Ramstein
You're yelling at me, I don't represent the German government nor did I ever vote for anyone involved. Quite the contrary. I don't like nuclear for reasons already outlined, you can look up the number yourself to disprove your feelings.
Sweden already net exports 19.4% of what we produce. Hydro is not free of problems, it famously destroys the travelways of eels and other water creatures. Replacing the capacity of one nuclear plant with wind parks fucks up bird life, and allegedly the turbine blades are hard to recycle. More solar would be welcome but doesn't help shit on those winter nights when we need the electricity the most.
One of the underwater cables from Scania to northern Germany broke for a few days, suddenly our electricity was affordable again. Weird how that works.
Got it.