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Weidz_ t1_izqejen wrote

Reply to comment by philassopher-guy in [OC] Inflation heatmap for 44 European, other DM and EM countries by adebar

Idk, being French, this November was the first time ever I got negative on my paycheck before the end of the month, while having a relatively good salary (400€+ than minimum) and not buying any fancy stuff, most of the food I used to buy went +1€ to +3€ in the last two years. +150€ on rental charges. Energy bill went to the roof and the company behind told us they'd start grid power outage tests soon to anticipate for real ones, in which case there is no backup plan atm for emergency calls/services.
If this is what not having harsh inflation is, I have no clue how all these other countries are surviving.

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Nimeroni t1_izxlebv wrote

The power outage isn't tied to inflation (through the price is tied to inflation, as electricity price is tied to gas price). It's something only happening in France.

It's a combination of bad luck (we need to do some emergency repair in a few reactors), Covid quarantine preventing the routine repairs the last few years, the cold weather greatly increasing our energy consumption (a large chunk of the french heating is electric), and lack of investment in our nuclear capacity since... around 1997 I think.

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