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Not just cheap though - near zero. If we have an infinite tap of it, we can afford to waste a lot of it in the process of delivering it. The inefficient becomes
by EZ-Cheeze 4y ago
Not just cheap though - near zero. If we have an infinite tap of it, we can afford to waste a lot of it in the process of delivering it. The inefficient becomes efficient when you plug in infinities and zeroes
- bryanlarsen 4y agoEven if fusion heat is free, it still costs significant amounts of money to convert heat into electricity. Most of the cost of a coal plant is converting heat into electricity, and the last coal plant built in the US cost $600M to build. Energy costs might drop an order of magnitude, which is significant, but isn't going to cause any sort of systemic change.
- Brometheus 4y agoThat's called god parity See: https://reneweconomy.com.au/why-god-parity-will-be-the-end-of-centralised-generation-51446/ https://reneweconomy.com.au/why-god-parity-will-be-the-end-o...
- oneoff786 4y agoThat would probably increase the costs of delivering it