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by thehappypm 3y ago
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- coldpie 3y agoOkay. Per [1] the cost of 1 ton of CO2 emitted is about $3,000. Per [2] fossil fuel plants emit about 1-2.3 pounds of CO2 per kWh, or about 0.0005 to 0.0012 tons per kWh. Multiplying that out (0.0005 * 3000) yields about $1.50 to $3.60 per kWh, accounting only for the cost of emissions. Per [3] nuclear is about $0.07 per kWh. That's about 20-50 times cheaper than fossil fuel plants. It would be fair to round that up a bit for construction and fuel extraction and refinement emissions, but don't forget to do that for fossil fuel plants, too. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_cost_of_greenhouse_gas_emissions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_cost_of_greenhouse_gas_... [2] https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=74&t=11 https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=74&t=11 [3] https://css.umich.edu/publications/factsheets/energy/nuclear-energy-factsheet https://css.umich.edu/publications/factsheets/energy/nuclear...
- thehappypm 3y agoSource [1] shows $300 not $3000, which changes the math quite a bit.