Comment on Solar + Battery (covering 97% of demand) is now cheaper than coal and nuclear
humanspiral@lemmy.ca 1 month agosolar today is warranteed for 30 years. No reason to replace before 60 years compared to adding more beside it.
Comment on Solar + Battery (covering 97% of demand) is now cheaper than coal and nuclear
humanspiral@lemmy.ca 1 month agosolar today is warranteed for 30 years. No reason to replace before 60 years compared to adding more beside it.
BussyCat@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Batteries and panels degrade over time. So if you are trying to maintain a specific amount of power you would need to keep investing in order to maintain the same amount of power generation
GreenCrunch@lemmy.today 1 month ago
I mean there are ongoing costs with any form of power generation. Obviously there’s fuel costs for most, but even other renewables have maintenance costs. You’ll also need to keep investing anyway as power demands increase over time. So newer solar installations eventually replace the old.
BussyCat@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Yes, what I am saying is that cost is being shown for nuclear and not shown for solar due to using an intentionally small window of time. It’s like comparing an ICE to an EV and talking about the refueling costs of gas and treating electricity like it’s free.