“Electricity Prices in Finland Drop 75% After New Nuclear Reactor Goes Online”

Since Europe’s newest nuclear reactor Olkiluoto 3 in Finland was connected to the grid, electricity prices fell by 75 percent.

In the news: Electricity in Finland has become a lot more affordable since Europe’s newest nuclear reactor became operational.

• Olkiluoto 3 werd in april connected to the grid and has a capacity of 1,600 megawatts (MW), making it the largest reactor in Europe. The reactor now produces about 15 percent of the electricity