▲ 1185 ▼ Good neighborship (lemmy.world) submitted 3 years ago by AlmightySnoo@lemmy.world to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 113 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 20 points 3 years ago (1 child) if anything this is a win for belgium since they get all that sweet local electricity production without paying for the nuclear plant. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kadjiis@lemmy.world 10 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 3 years 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kadjiis@lemmy.world 10 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 3 years 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 3 years 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. permalink fedilink source parent
