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1 MWh roughly costs 150$ for nuclear, about 50$ for wind/solar. You're telling me that the magical solution to all our energy problem using solar and wind energ

1 MWh roughly costs 150$ for nuclear, about 50$ for wind/solar. You're telling me that the magical solution to all our energy problem using solar and wind energy only would be to overbuild THREE times solar and wind infrastructures, for a cost of 3*50=150$/MWh, which is essentially the same as if we were to use nuclear instead. PLUS 3 hours battery scattered everywhere in the country (to be renewed every few years). PLUS a full continental electricity grid (basically admitting that not every country can be sovereign of their own energy). Was this post supposed to make solar and wind look good?

Gwypaas 5y ago
$50 is a very high number and location specific. You get off-shore wind power in the UK for that, with off-shore being more expensive than on-shore. $13.5 for solar in Abu Dhabi could be set as the current lower limit in optimal conditions. https://rethinkresearch.biz/articles/uae-solar-deal-brings-lcoe-record-down-to-13-50-per-mwh/ https://rethinkresearch.biz/articles/uae-solar-deal-brings-l...
bryanlarsen 5y ago
Where are you getting those numbers? This project is $40/MWh, and includes 4 hours of batteries! https://www.energy-storage.news/developer-8minute-says-more-than-24gwh-of-batteries-included-in-its-us-solar-plus-storage-pipeline/ https://www.energy-storage.news/developer-8minute-says-more-... Solar power is now less than $10/MWh in Spain and Arizona: https://qz.com/1995355/the-era-of-subsidies-for-wind-and-solar-is-coming-to-a-close/ https://qz.com/1995355/the-era-of-subsidies-for-wind-and-sol...