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With renewables already cheaper than nuclear wouldn't that only make renewables more cheaper that fossile fuels.
by chefkoch 5y ago
With renewables already cheaper than nuclear wouldn't that only make renewables more cheaper that fossile fuels.
- bettysdiagnose 5y agoFossil fuels and nuclear power provide base load, which we need for a stable power system. Renewables do not. So if we want to elevate renewables to that of base load power sources, so they are functionally equivalent to nuclear/fossil, then we need to price in the cost of energy storage for days or weeks of no sun/wind to provide functional equivalence.
- pfdietz 5y agoBase load can be provided by renewables + storage. There is no need for base load generators to supply base load demand. Renewables and storage are also falling rapidly in cost. Any nuclear plant we start planning today will be competing with the cheap renewables and storage of decades hence, not just what's available at this instant.