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David Phillips's avatar

Excellent analysis. I saw this back in 2008 after spending 4 years analysing all types of power. It was clear to me that renewables were not economically viable on their own and were instead a loss leader for natural gas. Nuclear was the ONLY energy source that actually replaced fossil fuels. This is the reason nuclear is fought tooth and nail. Cal Abel’s proposal to use molten salt as the peaking storage eliminates the need for natural gas as a peaking source. Honestly, I would like to see what an unregulated nuke build could cost at the bare minimum to make it a power plant. I am guessing less than $1,000 / kWh.

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B.F. Randall ⚛ ⛏ ⚡'s avatar

"Mutual exclusivity" is a phrase nobody wants to hear. Bitter pill. Swallow hard now because it just keeps getting bigger and more bitter. Well done, Jack.

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