Shocks to ratepayers
In fact, Japan's electricity prices are now among the highest in Asia, a condition created partly by high - priced renewables, but also by its heavy reliance on imported energy fuels following the closure of its nuclear plants, which provided 26 percent of the country's power before 201
In fact, Japan's electricity prices are now among the
highest in Asia, a condition created partly by high - priced renewables, but also by its heavy reliance on imported energy fuels following the closure of its nuclear plants, which provided 26 percent of the country's power before 201
in Asia, a condition created partly by
high - priced renewables, but also by its heavy
reliance on imported energy fuels following the closure of its nuclear plants, which provided 26 percent of the country's
power before 2011.
More dramatically, fear of radiation led to extraordinary safety requirements for nuclear
power plants, far
in excess of controls imposed on other
high - risk industrial facilities, which made nuclear
power less cost - competitive and led to more
reliance on coal.