This article is catching eyes today so let me explain what it misses, no. 1 of which is COST

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Great chart from the FT showing the French nuclear fleet is now routinely flexing down, to accommodate rising solar generation

(People often talk about how some reactors CAN flex; but it's often assumed that they WON'T, due to economic incentives)

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  1. A nuclear power station's operating cost is essentially fixed. It barely changes whether it is on load or not. Why not? Because all of the fuel is in the core all of the time

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