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by vuln 1203 days ago
Do you have any examples of other energy plants that weren't nuclear, were consistently under budget and delivered before the due date?
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It's entirely routine in the natural gas world;

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170518005288/en/Pan...

> After the installation of 1.4 million linear feet of electrical cable, 113,161 feet of pipe, 890 tons of steel and expending more than 1.6 million man hours, Panda Power Funds’ 778-megawatt “Stonewall” generating station has achieved commercial operations. The Loudoun County, Virginia power facility was finished ahead of schedule and under budget, and initial tests show the plant is exceeding performance guarantees for both power output and efficiency. The plant is capable of continuously supplying the power needs of up to 778,000 homes in the Northern Virginia/District of Columbia metropolitan area.

Lest you believe the PR page after the fact -- They fundraised in 2013/2014, started site prep in November 2014, broke ground in August 2015 with a target commercial launch date of June 1, 2017 and Bechtel finished commissioning in May 2017.

https://web.archive.org/web/20151015014525/http://www.power-...

https://www.power-technology.com/projects/stonewall-power-pr...