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>Firstly, it's not cheap compared to modern solar and that trend is likely to continue. But with solar you must include the cost of large scale energy storage,
by automatic6131 3y ago
>Firstly, it's not cheap compared to modern solar and that trend is likely to continue.
But with solar you must include the cost of large scale energy storage, which makes it more expensive
>Secondly, it's not a responsive source of electricity - so you can't modulate the output easily.
1) that's what pumped hydro is for, 2) modern reactors can alter their output by as much as 5%/minute