I will believe it when I see it. The only countries with both cheap and clean electricity are those that built out extensive nuclear or got lucky enough to have access to other forms of cheap base load like hydro / geothermal.
replyAustralia would disagree: https://www.energy.gov.au/news/new-energy-plan-daily-window-...
replyAs an Australian I can say that for me personally the free energy periods have been amazing and are an example of the functional free markets making life better for the average person.
replyAustralia hasn't shot itself in the foot like EU's self inflicted policies.
replyBecaude, as we all know, taxpayer-funded == free.
replyAnd we banned nuclear, since it's scary.
It's not taxpayer funded, the grid has an overabundance of daytime solar that exceeds their capacity to store it.
replyHere in Queensland the state owns the regional electricity company, Ergon. ∴ most of what they do that doesn't generate money (such as doing free electricity rather than charging for it) is taxpayer-funded.
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