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No, was outrageously high, as highlighted at the time of approval by the National Audit Office.

As I said, renewables are cheaper and faster to build: offshore wind a few years ago was given guaranteed strike prices of only £40/MWh.

Current electricity spot prices are volatile because gas is expensive, not because nuclear is cheap. Besides, the government doesn't guarantee outrageous gas prices for thirty years.



Wow this thread was full of questionable comparisons eh...

Compare Hinkley's strike price to £40/MWh and don't mention the storage cost!

Compare Hinkley's strike price to £365/MWh and don't mention that's a spike not a long term average!

Take your pick :-)




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