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> Nuclear fuel, even with all the processing costs included, only comes to about US$1,663 per kilogram (2.2 lb). Because nuclear fuel has such an incredible ene
by Arubis 2y ago
> Nuclear fuel, even with all the processing costs included, only comes to about US$1,663 per kilogram (2.2 lb). Because nuclear fuel has such an incredible energy density, that's about 0.46 ¢/kWh – and the fuel costs keep dropping as the technology becomes more efficient.
That’s…not actually cheap? As a consumer, I pay less than half that per kWh delivered at peak hours.
- NovemberWhiskey 2y agoI suspect you pay less than half of 0.46 $/kWh but not less than half of 0.46 ¢/kWh.
- Arubis 2y agoAh, you’re correct; I misread this as fractions of a dollar, not cents.
- eliaspro 2y agoYou might mix up Cent and Euro/Dollar here. Even the cheapest way to produce electricity nowadays (PV) isn't below 1 cent/kWh (production, not end-user costs) yet and your quote refers to only the costs of the fuel itself.
- jijijijij 2y agoI think you misread, or do you really pay less than half a cent per kWh?
- titzer 2y agoYes, the fuel costs less than half a cent per kWh. All the other costs dominate.
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- j-a-a-p 2y agoAt peak hours (as in peak wind) energy cost is regularly negative. Looking at it this way will kill any energy business case.
- rickydroll 2y agoIf your wind/solar energy pricing goes negative, you're not using enough storage. Build more batteries, suck up that excess energy, and maximize feeding back to the grid when on-demand prices are high.
- j-a-a-p 2y agoIs already happening for over a year. PV sales is down by 90%, last year there was a sellout of PV companies on brookz.nl and this year they are going mostly bankrupt. Consumers are now having a PV problem because they have to pay for their panels (I was asked to pay 800 euro per year). So, there is the incentive for many consumers willing to purchase a battery. An alternative solution is the position of the panels. It is useless to have panels facing south, and don't use the roof, use the facade to improve the off season performance.
- edmundsauto 2y agoAre consumers being asked to pay for their panels, or for their connection to the grid? Either way you have to buy the panels. What am I missing here?
- j-a-a-p 2y agoThe situation is you will need to pay a premium to the utility company once you are feeding electricity into the grid. The mandatory digital meter will register both usage and production flow separately.