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I mean, unless we're turning electricity into Uranium, nuclear obviously isn't storage. But when it comes to reliability, storage absolutely is the alternative
by matthewdgreen 1y ago
I mean, unless we're turning electricity into Uranium, nuclear obviously isn't storage.
But when it comes to reliability, storage absolutely is the alternative to generation like nuclear. China already has 57GW of pumped hydro storage (about equal to their whole nuclear fleet), and they added 42GW of new 2.5hr battery storage just in 2024 alone. Given the declining price of both types of storage, it's likely that these will dominate nuclear when it comes to short- and medium-term grid reliability.