> if you go with an expensive power source people and industries will have a reason to move somewhere cheaper. The other options aren't cheaper, you just aren'

> if you go with an expensive power source people and industries will have a reason to move somewhere cheaper. The other options aren't cheaper, you just aren't being sued for the damages they caused (yet). Creation and decommissioning of solar and wind are quite polluting, natgas is a byproduct of the dirtier fossil fuels, and geothermal and hydro are only practical in a limited number of areas. > So what does it matter whether the nuclear plant gets $50 from me from my power bill ...? Because treating dirty power production as just a business, like a muffin shop, isn't appropriate for society. We're making poor decisions for the group because we make them individually, buying dangerous gasoline today rather than saving to build clean power.