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by throw0101d
807 days ago
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> My understanding is that solar and wind are cheaper than nuclear even when accounting for storage. In Ontario nuclear costs 10¢/kWh while wind costs 15¢ and solar 50¢ (Table 2): * https://www.oeb.ca/sites/default/files/rpp-price-report-2022... And when wind goes to zero at night, then (natural/methane) gas generators are often spun up. > That's before you get to the externalized costs, such as waste disposal and decomissioning. Which wind and solar also have. You may be able to extract some metals from solar panels, but turbine blades are not (AFAICT) recyclable. |
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