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It no longer makes economic sense to build coal power plants as 99% of US coal plants are more expensive than renewables.[1] This is pretty bad news for nuclear
by Maursault 4y ago
It no longer makes economic sense to build coal power plants as 99% of US coal plants are more expensive than renewables.[1] This is pretty bad news for nuclear, as nuclear is 5x–6x more expensive to build than a coal plant.
[1] https://www.forbes.com/sites/energyinnovation/2023/01/30/99-of-us-coal-plants-are-more-expensive-than-new-renewables-a-coal-to-clean-transition-is-worth-589-billion-mostly-in-red-states/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/energyinnovation/2023/01/30/99-...