eli5: energy prices in France so high

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Why energy prices are so high in France if they have nuclear plants that should produce cheap eletricity.
Higher than Poland with 0 nuclear plants, no gas and no coal.

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>Why energy prices are so high in France if they have nuclear plants that should produce cheap eletricity. Higher than Poland with 0 nuclear plants, no gas and no coal.

There are no isolated national power grids in Europe. Everything is connected, everybody buys power from everybody else. Accordingly, a transnational energy crisis affects *all* participants in the energy market, no matter who produces what.

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