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It'd be especially interesting to see how expensive renewables plus storage end up being, relative to nuclear.
by read_if_gay_ 6y ago
It'd be especially interesting to see how expensive renewables plus storage end up being, relative to nuclear.
- pfdietz 6y agoAny NPP started today will not be online until 2030 or later, so one should compare with renewable/storage projections of cost, not current costs. The renewable and storage systems can be brought online much faster than NPPs. Using 2030 projections, nuclear loses. https://model.energy/ https://model.energy/ (and that model doesn't take into account addressing intermittency with transmission or dispatchable demand, such as end-user thermal storage.)