Nuclear power and the French energy transition: It’s the economics, stupid!

[kristopher]

14. Think about your "belief"

The process is the one I described where the economic structure comes to favor the operational characteristics of distributed renewables rather than centralized thermal.

That transition is accomplished in large part by removing the price differential. Whether that is accomplished by lowering the high price or raising the low price the process that ensues is essentially the same - with one important exception. If we accomplish it with an expanded renewable manufacturing base we get the added advantage of creating an economic paradigm that eliminates the dependence on emerging economies enacting a carbon tax. They will pursue the least cost option - which will be renewables.