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by bryanlarsen 2 days ago
That strategy makes no sense when dispatchable power generation is cheaper than non-intermittent generation. This happened about 20 years ago when natgas became cheaper than coal.
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> This happened about 20 years ago when natgas became cheaper than coal.

With or without externalities like climate change costed in?

Yes. natgas + purchased carbon credits are cheaper than nuclear.
Dude, that's like, our kids' problem.