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Load following Nuclear costs more per kWh because you’re getting less energy when the capacity factor drops and as is often said fuel isn’t the largest cost for
by Retric 3y ago
Load following Nuclear costs more per kWh because you’re getting less energy when the capacity factor drops and as is often said fuel isn’t the largest cost for nuclear.
So you still need to pay just as much for for salaries, maintenance, construction, decommissioning etc when output is 10% or 100%. But you also need a more complex design with higher inherent costs.
- Kuinox 3y agoIf you switch off the solar panels instead, it will be the solar panels that costs more.
- Retric 3y agoIt’s a percentage increase so the vastly lower price per kWh of solar remains. Which is why everyone wants to use Solar to charge batteries, but nobody suggests that for nuclear even though it has similar issues just at different times of the day. Also, when given the option your better off reducing nuclear as it does have fuel costs.