Competitive energy markets and nuclear power: Can we have both, do we want either?
Competitive energy markets and nuclear power: Can we have both, do we want either?
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竞争性能源市场和核电：我们能否两者兼得，我们想要其中一个吗？
DOI：
10.1016/j.enpol.2010.04.051
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发表时间：
2010
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影响因子：
9
通讯作者：
Steve Thomas
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作者：
Steve Thomas
1987年，英国保守党再次当选，承诺将把电力行业转变为私有化的竞争性行业，并推动核电的扩张。实现这两个目标是不可能的。这些核电站退出了出售，建造新核电站的计划也被放弃，但私有化仍在继续。2007年，工党政府开始了建造核电站的新尝试，以在竞争激烈的电力市场中运营，承诺不会向它们提供补贴。到了2010年，计划建设核电站的公用事业公司开始表示，如果他们要建设新的核电站，就需要某种形式的“支持”。更令人惊讶的是，能源监管机构Ofgem对竞争激烈的电力批发市场能否提供供应安全表示怀疑。1990年，英国政府选择了一个竞争激烈的电力市场，而不是扩大核电。现在，选择竞争的电力市场的选择可能不存在。然而，这可能不会为新建核电站铺平道路。新核电站的预期电力成本现在如此之高，以至于不会建造超过一到两座得到大量补贴的核电站。
In 1987, the UK Conservative Party was re-elected promising to transform the electricity industry into a privatised competitive industry and to promote an expansion of nuclear power. Fulfilling both objectives was not possible. The nuclear plants were withdrawn from the sale and plans to build new plants were abandoned, but privatisation proceeded. In 2007, the Labour government began a new attempt to build nuclear plants to operate in the competitive electricity market, promising that no subsidies would be offered to them. By 2010, the utilities that were planning to build nuclear plants were beginning to suggest that ‘support’ in some form would be needed if they were to build new plants. More surprisingly, the energy regulator, Ofgem, cast doubt on whether a competitive wholesale electricity market would provide security of supply. In 1990, the UK government opted for a competitive electricity market over expanding nuclear power. Now, the option of opting for a competitive electricity market may not exist. However, this might not leave the way open for new nuclear plants. The expected cost of power from new nuclear plants is now so high that no more than one or two heavily subsidised plants will be built.