| > The cost of nuclear energy has been flat for decades, but the cost of sources like solar has been plummeting. Does the cost of solar et al take into account the capacity factor? * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacity_factor Solar is barely able to be used 30% of the time, and wind maybe touches 40% reliability. Meanwhile nuclear hardly ever drops below 80%, and is usually above 90%. I live in Ontario, Canada, and we have quite a few nuclear plants, and they deliver very reliable power (click on the "Supply" tab): * http://www.ieso.ca/power-data We're 61% nuclear, and 25% hydro(-electric): * http://www.ieso.ca/en/Power-Data/Supply-Overview/Transmissio... IMHO, if we build another ~2500MW of nuclear, then that would completely take care of our base load, and the daily fluctuations could be handled by hydro. |