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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Solar modules now selling for less than €0.06/W in Europe⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  In many regions solar capacity factor is much higher than 20%; for example, the entire US. atb.nrel.gov/electricity/2021/utility-scale_pv

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon questions our energy sector⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Ok let’s compare real data then. Vogtle 3&4 are the latest nuclear plants to be completed in the US. They cost over 30 billion dollars for a capacity of 2.106GW. That’s >14.2 dollars/watt. Let’s be generous and assume nuclear has a 100% capacity factor (it doesn’t).

  I can’t find real numbers for Moss Landing specifically, but NREL has data on BESS costs up to 10 hr storage at $4.2/watt. Let’s ignore that no grid in the country actually needs 10hr storage yet.

  Utility scale solar has well known costs of ~1 dollar/watt. Let’s assume a capacity factor of 25%, so for equivalent total energy generation we are looking at $4.

  $4 for solar, $4.2 for BESS, and since you’ll complain about not having 24hr baseline let’s add another equivalent 10hr storage system at $4.2. that’s a total of $12.4, compared to Vogtle’s $14.2.

  Add in that the solar plus BESS would be built in 1-2 years, while Vogtle took well over a decade.

  Also consider that BESS systems have additional value in providing peaking ability and frequency regulation, among other benefits.

  Also consider that PV and batteries have always gotten cheaper over time, while nuclear has always gotten more expensive.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon questions our energy sector⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Funny how solar, wind, and batteries are way cheaper and faster to build yet people are still talking about nuclear.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Has Fast Food Gotten Worse, or Am I Just Getting Old?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Mmmm, tastes like supply chain optimization.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam now explicitly states you're not buying the game, just a license⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  It is news that they are now describing the transaction more accurately, once again thanks to California.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Twitter⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Dude literally bought Kleenex and insists you call it facial tissue paper.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Solar-Powered Farming Is Quickly Depleting the World's Groundwater Supply⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The problem is not complicated. The problem is population. The solution is complicated.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨40% of US electricity is now emissions-free⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  People have a hard-on about nuclear being “baseload” power and renewables being intermittent. Solar/wind plus batteries to add dispatchability is a valid comparison to nuclear if you only want to talk about baseload.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨40% of US electricity is now emissions-free⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  This is due to corporate greed. Solar and wind are the cheapest sources of energy in the history of the world.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨40% of US electricity is now emissions-free⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Even current lithium-based battery storage is already cheaper than nuclear.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨First planned small nuclear reactor plant in the US has been canceled⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Hydro is often turned on and off as pumped storage. Nuclear never is

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨First planned small nuclear reactor plant in the US has been canceled⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Out of those you listed, nuclear is the least flexible in terms of output regulation. PV with batteries is the most flexible.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨First planned small nuclear reactor plant in the US has been canceled⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah the poster above you is wrong. Solar is WAY less than half the price.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨First planned small nuclear reactor plant in the US has been canceled⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Solar plus batteries are already cheaper than nuclear, and only going down. Nuclear has always gotten more expensive over time. For the cost of the most recently completed nuclear plant in the US they could have built 12 times the nameplate capacity worth of solar with 24 hours of battery backup. (A totally unnecessary amount of dispatchability.)

  Solar and batteries easily “pay” for their manufacturing carbon emissions within 1-2 years max (as does nuclear). This payback period only goes down as the grid gets greener.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tesla Model X Owner Has Had Enough Of Minimalism, Adds Physical Buttons⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I want everything to be toggle switches. If I could get a keyboard made of 105 classic toggle switches it would be worth the effort to type with it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨By the end of next year - there will be greater than 1 terawatt of solar module manufacturing capacity. Far more than any other energy source ever, including accounting for capacity factor.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Batteries are already cheaper than nuclear.