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Are the costs of solar panel maintenance in the changing climate accounted for? Are the costs of making reliable and scalable storage capacity for temporary d
by startupsfail 4y ago
Are the costs of solar panel maintenance in the changing climate accounted for? Are the costs of making reliable and scalable storage capacity for temporary disruption of solar power there?
Could an alternative of making reliable nuclear power sources (either fission or fusion) work better? Or maybe focus on making AGI/ASI work and jump to some next levels of technology?
- enslavedrobot 4y agoYes. Nuclear is found to be ~12x more expensive per installed kW and ~9x more expensive to maintain than solar. Storage of 4-8 hours of generating capacity is found to lower the ratios so that nuclear is only -8x more expensive to install and remains -9x more to maintain.
- bongobingo1 4y agoDoes that efficiency figure fit with footprint though? As in, Solar may be 12x cheaper per kW but requires 20x more spaces so the argument isn't quite so easy to make? I had always heard that the problem with Electricity in general is shipping it from empty spaces where you could build vast solar arrays to populated regions, but I'm not sure if that's just a lie OPEC sold me.
- startupsfail 4y agoI don’t see where 12x number is coming from and what are the error bars on it. It looks like depending on the source (i.e. France) nuclear energy is considered to be competitive with solar installations.
- enslavedrobot 4y agoNumbers are from the pdf in the link. There is a table with cost per kW installed and maintenance per kW.
- enslavedrobot 4y agoGrid interconnection is a huge problem for the centralized generation of solar. Most plans call for a microgrid strategy where rooftop solar plays a huge part. Microgrids eliminate huge costs in terms of grid maintenance and transmission, which is currently 60-90% of the average electricity bill.
- 8uhaal 4y ago[flagged]