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> which is about the same cost as the levelized cost of solar or wind in France As of 2024. Remember that solar and wind are still on a downward price trajecto
by oezi 3y ago
> which is about the same cost as the levelized cost of solar or wind in France
As of 2024. Remember that solar and wind are still on a downward price trajectory and the reduced investment in Nuclear has meant that the prices to up.
So if you have a figure for example of $70/MWh for PV and wind in mind from a couple of years ago, then this figure might be slightly outdated now and more slightly outdated tomorrow. PV might go under $20/MWh at the end of the decade for instance. Nobody will be able to compete with that.
- robertlagrant 3y ago> Nobody will be able to compete with that It depends on what it will cost to level out times of no sun.
- passwordoops 3y ago>Nobody will be able to compete with that. Coal does. According to this IEA table, India and China achieved under $10/MWH https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/data-tools/levelised-cost-of-electricity-calculator https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/data-tools/levelised...
- epistasis 3y agoThe coal numbers food those countries are $70-100/MWh. Its only the capital cost that get to $10/MWh.
- seiferteric 3y ago> PV might go under $20/MWh at the end of the decade It's never clear to me when these numbers are cited, clearly you must be talking about PV + battery right? Otherwise it would not be a fair comparison.
- doikor 3y ago> PV might go under $20/MWh at the end of the decade for instance. Nobody will be able to compete with that. Except places where the sun doesn't shine much long periods of time (far north/south).