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You start to understand the issue of comparing the raw cost of kWh of renewables to stable energy like nuclear, if you have to build N times the capacity, the c
by realusername 5y ago
You start to understand the issue of comparing the raw cost of kWh of renewables to stable energy like nuclear, if you have to build N times the capacity, the cost per kWh is just N times more expensive.
- afterburner 5y agoBut unlike nuclear, solar/wind is constantly getting cheaper. Nuclear is, frankly, doing the opposite.
- realusername 5y agoDoesn't matter if you can't build a grid with only those and still need gas or nuclear aside. The real cost of renewable in a functioning grid is probably 5 times higher of what's advertised when including externalities.