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Solar and storage get cheaper as they scale because they are highly iterable simple technologies with low consequences of failure. Solar has gotten cheaper by 1
by enslavedrobot 3y ago
Solar and storage get cheaper as they scale because they are highly iterable simple technologies with low consequences of failure. Solar has gotten cheaper by 15% compounded over the last 30 years. Batteries are getting cheaper by ~20% per year for the last 20 years. This trend is likely to continue.
Nuclear does not enjoy the benefit of scalability because it is complex, highly regulated, and the risks associated with failure are large.