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> Today, solar is cheaper than nuclear. Are you counting the generation capacity that has to exist to backup the solar? If not, then you are comparing apples
by gwright 5y ago
> Today, solar is cheaper than nuclear.
Are you counting the generation capacity that has to exist to backup the solar? If not, then you are comparing apples to oranges.
- thehappypm 5y agoNot exactly. A coal or gas plant is cheap up-front but has high operating costs. Solar is the opposite (as is nuclear). With Solar + backup peaked plants you do need to have two systems, but energy is gloriously cheap when the sun is shining.
- gwright 5y ago> but energy is gloriously cheap when the sun is shining. This seems like a misunderstanding of how to evaluate costs. You can't selectively ignore some costs and then assert that the energy is "cheap". Well you can do that, but it is an entirely unconvincing argument/analysis.