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Conveniently ignoring the extreme cost of nuclear power. The power companies simply do not want to invest billions and then wait 7+ years, assuming there are no

Conveniently ignoring the extreme cost of nuclear power. The power companies simply do not want to invest billions and then wait 7+ years, assuming there are no project delays or cost overruns (which there always are). Renewables and natural gas are much cheaper.

google234123 4y ago
The extreme cost of nuclear power are partially the fault of scaremongers stopping all production of them in the west. China has 100s being built or planned and obviously they can't cost 10s of billions each. Thanks for blackouts when it's cloudy and not windy.
- seanmcdirmid 4y ago
  China’s nuclear program is just getting started and is almost completely state funded. They only have 49 plants right now with 16 under construction, I’m not sure where your 100s came from. Their plan is to quadruple generating capacity (current at 50 Gw) to 200 Gw by 2035. France is still the model country when it comes to nuclear power. Even in 2035, nuclear will be less than 10% of its energy mix.
- pencilguin 4y ago
  China routinely announces plans for things that it does not, in the end, build.
kennend3 4y ago
"Renewables" cost our government here in Ontario. https://toronto.citynews.ca/2018/06/07/kathleen-wynne-ran-energy-ontario-voters/ https://toronto.citynews.ca/2018/06/07/kathleen-wynne-ran-en... They were in power for ~11 years, but thanks to their "green energy" programs they not only lost the election, they lost political party status and have yet to regain it. Renewables are not cheaper. "The FAO estimates that the renewable generation subsidy program will cost the Province a net $2.8 billion over the first three years of the program, from 2020-21 to 2022-23. The FAO's three-year cost estimate is significantly higher than the Province's cost estimate of $1.3 billion reported in the 2020 Ontario Budget." These long-term "green energy" programs were expensive, and the government knowingly lied about how much it would cost.
- tchaffee 4y ago
  You gave nothing to compare those prices to so it's impossible to determine cheaper or not cheaper.

google234123 4y ago

The extreme cost of nuclear power are partially the fault of scaremongers stopping all production of them in the west. China has 100s being built or planned and obviously they can't cost 10s of billions each. Thanks for blackouts when it's cloudy and not windy.

seanmcdirmid 4y ago
China’s nuclear program is just getting started and is almost completely state funded. They only have 49 plants right now with 16 under construction, I’m not sure where your 100s came from. Their plan is to quadruple generating capacity (current at 50 Gw) to 200 Gw by 2035. France is still the model country when it comes to nuclear power. Even in 2035, nuclear will be less than 10% of its energy mix.
pencilguin 4y ago
China routinely announces plans for things that it does not, in the end, build.

kennend3 4y ago

"Renewables" cost our government here in Ontario. https://toronto.citynews.ca/2018/06/07/kathleen-wynne-ran-energy-ontario-voters/ https://toronto.citynews.ca/2018/06/07/kathleen-wynne-ran-en... They were in power for ~11 years, but thanks to their "green energy" programs they not only lost the election, they lost political party status and have yet to regain it. Renewables are not cheaper. "The FAO estimates that the renewable generation subsidy program will cost the Province a net $2.8 billion over the first three years of the program, from 2020-21 to 2022-23. The FAO's three-year cost estimate is significantly higher than the Province's cost estimate of $1.3 billion reported in the 2020 Ontario Budget." These long-term "green energy" programs were expensive, and the government knowingly lied about how much it would cost.

tchaffee 4y ago
You gave nothing to compare those prices to so it's impossible to determine cheaper or not cheaper.