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> PV costs are falling exponentially And yet there are plenty of grid-scale nuclear power plants, and very, very few grid-scale solar plants. Weird, huh? > I
by Turing_Machine 3y ago
> PV costs are falling exponentially
And yet there are plenty of grid-scale nuclear power plants, and very, very few grid-scale solar plants.
Weird, huh?
> If you decide today to build a reactor it will be ready in 10-20 years (don't be in the hurry)
Whereas one can simply wave a magic wand and a grid-scale solar plant will magically spring into existence.
- rcxdude 3y agorenewables are already out-generating nuclear in the US, and that number has doubled in the last 10 years, while nuclear power has shrunk slightly. Not exactly a ringing endorsement of nuclear's economics.
- Turing_Machine 3y ago> renewables are already out-generating nuclear in the US "Renewables" aren't suitable for base load, and the figures for "renewables" are generally presented in a deceptive way. 1 watt of solar does NOT replace 1 watt of nuclear, because there is this thing called "night". You need 2 watts, at a minimum, even with storage. More than 2 if the weather is at all cloudy.