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by TheOtherHobbes 36 days ago
Battery and storage tech is improving and innovating all the time. It also has a fast build cycle.

Commissioning reactors that won't come online for 10-15 years makes no sense at all, economically and practically.

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> Commissioning reactors that won't come online for 10-15 years makes no sense at all, economically and practically.

Because we won't need base load in 15 years? Or because you're arguing that we'll have so many batteries, and they'll be so cheap, and they'll be so over-provisioned regarding summer/winter variance, that we won't be able to sell excess nuclear power to the states?

Personally, I wouldn't make either bet, no matter what odds you give me

It makes sense for Canada. Unless you love using gas for firming of course