> https://www.globalpetrolprices.com/electricity_prices/
It's really strange that users on HN keep rehashing the myth that solar and wind energy will result in lower electricity prices for consumers - they won't, never.
Even if solar and wind energy was free, consumers would still have to pay the costs for running backup and/or storage plants which lets consumers prices soar.
The problem with solar and wind is that they simply can't produce electricity on-demand which means the kWh has an actual market value and can therefore be sold with a profit.
If a solar or wind park produces huge amounts of electricity when demand is low, the result are dumping or even negative prices.
Affordable and clean electricity in populous industrial countries like Germany or the US can be provided through nuclear energy only.
Proof:
> https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/ghg-emissions-by-sector?t...
> https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/ghg-emissions-by-sector?t...
Germany: 350 million tons p.a. CO2 in the energy sector France: 50 million tons p.a. CO2 in the energy sector
Germany: 38 cents per kWh France: 22 cents per kWh
Germany: 50% renewables in its electricity mix France: 70% nuclear in its electricity mix