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In comparison to nuclear, very little in fact. That said the combined nuclear/renewables subsidies pale in comparison to subsidies received by fossil fuels.
by cycomanic 3y ago
In comparison to nuclear, very little in fact. That said the combined nuclear/renewables subsidies pale in comparison to subsidies received by fossil fuels.
- pfdietz 3y agoMoreover, subsidies have an economic argument for certain technologies. Specifically, if the technology has good experience effects, current deployment causes future costs to decline, a positive externality. So it makes sense to subsidize technologies that have good experience effects. Renewables have shown strong and sustained experience effects. Nuclear has not. So it would make sense to subsidize renewables more than nuclear.