@WandererUber Here‘s what I know as a fact
1. Nuclear is the lowest on the cost stack and highest on production time. They have very low downtime for maintenance.
2. Green energy costs more, but I don’t have the info in front of me to say how much more. They’re not the most expensive but not the least
3. Nuclear cannot service all energy needs, but it serves as the “base” of the energy stack being purchased every single day. When all the energy from nuclear has been allocated other plants sell their energy at higher cost. Like oil. Not everyone is saudi arabia.
4. When costs for green are sold, due to inconsistency, they sell their loads at a % discount of the current spot price. They are still among the last purchases made when meeting the estimated energy quota. If a distributor purchases electricity from a green source and it isn’t capable of delivering they will have to purchase from another plant at often much higher spot prices. This makes green energy more risky, thus the discount.

Is this inconsistent?