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> And by "reliable" I mean can consistently provide power more that 50% of the time: Compare it dollar for dollar. You can get a lot of curtailment, oversuppl
by Schroedingersat 4y ago
> And by "reliable" I mean can consistently provide power more that 50% of the time:
Compare it dollar for dollar.
You can get a lot of curtailment, oversupply, and storage for $12/W
Also if you look at France, nuclear's not doing so hot on the availability front.
- throw0101c 4y ago> Also if you look at France, nuclear's not doing so hot on the availability front. Meanwhile, in Ontario, Canada, where I live, nuclear+hydro generate base load 24/7 with little issue: * https://ieso.ca/en/Power-Data https://ieso.ca/en/Power-Data
- Schroedingersat 4y agoCandu's actually solve most of the problems the PWR constantly lies about. If people were proposing building those (and demonstrating that they weren't even more expensive) I don't see the issue. They're hardly the super-100%-reliable baseload advertised, or anything approaching 'too cheap to meter' though.