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You can't put a price on energy independence in a free market economy. Energy independence is a military objective and a matter of national security. The costs
by orangepurple 5y ago
You can't put a price on energy independence in a free market economy. Energy independence is a military objective and a matter of national security. The costs are difficult to put in perspective.
- BizarroLand 5y agoOil companies are subsidized to the tune of Billions of dollars an hour. Subsidizing fusion energy would merely be redirecting that money to the greater payoff.
- 420official 5y agoThis is not true.. 1 billion an hour is 8.76 trillion a year yet you say "billions" an hour which would make it at least 17.52 trillion a year which is basically the entire GDP of the us. Certainly oil companies are subsidized but not "to the tune of" the entire US GDP.
- pstrateman 5y agoThe hyperbole isn't needed. Billions of dollars an hour is 17 Trillion dollars a year. They're not being subsidized by that much
- akimball 5y agoCount the socialized cost of environmental remediation please. It will run into the quadrillion zone
- orangepurple 5y agoThe entire workforce of the United States will be deployed with a vegan toothbrush in hand to scrub the Earth of all the hydrocarbons
- BizarroLand 5y agoI made a mistake, I should have said Millions of dollars an hour. Thanks for the correction
- xondono 5y agoOf course you can. The price of energy independence is the lowest total cost that can keep up with energy demand. The question is if fusion is really the cheapest way to do it, say vs alternatives.
- nomel 5y ago> lowest total cost that can keep up with energy demand It’s not trivial since it’s difficult to predict if that external supplier will eventually decide to twist you arm to maintain their energy stream.
- 8note 5y agoIsn't it an insurance cost, for repaying when the energy shuts off?