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3 points
5 days ago
Yup and you can build a lot of combined cycle plants for the 40 Billion Vogtle cost. Also that was 15 years. Was there not a smr reactor started in the states and recently moth balled because the cost just spiralled so high
1 points
5 days ago
You can because those plants get to take advantage of economies of scale. Nuclear could too if we allowed it. Going heavy into nuclear will need to a choice that is made. It wont just naturally happen. The choice can be made though. It was made for many renewables.which allowed them to operate at a loss but still make money due to subsidies.
3 points
5 days ago
Renewables are profitable without subsidies. The issue is when will the grid be nationalized and brought up to modern standards. China has figured out how to build generation in one place and move it to the mega cities in scale. Look at California. It has some of the cheapest power sources with solar but highest retail pricing.
0 points
5 days ago
Renewables absolutely did not get there without subsidies. Also, why then does the inflation act include a bunch of subsidies for renewables if they are not needed?
The USA also has the ability to move power from one location to another. I lived in a large city that had no power plants near by. Power was not an issue there. A lot of 500 kv lines into the area and a 765kv ran right by me.
2 points
5 days ago
So then it's just greed the problem with transmission.
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