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Why are you framing this as nuclear energy vs renewable? Both are viable, and we should do both. 100% renewables mix is extremely difficult to manage cause we
by qsdf38100 4y ago
Why are you framing this as nuclear energy vs renewable?
Both are viable, and we should do both.
100% renewables mix is extremely difficult to manage cause we are far from having enough storage. Storage is a big challenge on its own.
- ncmncm 4y agoBecause each dollar spent building a nuke is a dollar not invested building renewables that would displace much more fossil fuel, immediately instead of ten years on maybe. Coal producers lately love nukes because they mean at least ten more years of reliable sales, more if it is cancelled. They know they are doomed, but with enough nuke projects can hang on long enough to retire. If civilization collapses, it probably won't be immediately, and that is good enough for them. We don't have storage because we have not built out storage. Just now, a dollar is much better invested in renewable generating capacity, so we build that. When storage comes to have value, we will build out storage. After storage, carbon capture, but not before, same reason.