France shuts down nuclear plants – gas and power prices shatter records

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30 pointsnradov4 comments

Misleading title (not the HN poster's fault - the title here is as the article presents it).

They're down for maintenance after finding a defect. Click-baity "article", if you can even call it that.

the energy market price record is real, so click-bait aspect is relative.

And it's only four reactors out of the 56 in the country. @dang could fix the title.

When the demand curve is price insensitive, even a slight reduction in supply can have a huge impact on prices.