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by qwebfdzsh 901 days ago
Directly comparing solar or even wind with nuclear, gas, coal isn't exactly fair though unless you account for storage costs.
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Well, tell that the EIA and not me, it's their official government numbers...

Edit: Just realized the link is broken for some reason... This one should work:

https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/aeo/pdf/electricity_generation....

Why? I'm not challenging the validity of the data itself. Just the interpretation.
Gas and coal, yes. But nuclear also requires storage or expensive overbuilding.