abrasiveteapot

@abrasiveteapot@sh.itjust.works

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sizewell C power station to be built as part of UK’s £14bn nuclear investment⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Sure, but the business case for a nuclear plant straight up doesnt stack up unless you’re weighing some parameter other than the best interests of the public. The facts on the costs and timelines are sitting right there.

  Build out renewables - you get faster power on the grid (a couple of years vs a couple of decades) AND the power is cheaper. LOTS cheaper.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sizewell C power station to be built as part of UK’s £14bn nuclear investment⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Which is exactly why this is a bad choice

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sizewell C power station to be built as part of UK’s £14bn nuclear investment⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  And yet Hinkley C was approved in 2010 and is still not finished, current cost is at 3 times the orginal budget and ETA is now 2030 from originally 2023 (and may slip further).

  What’s worse is they contract in a fixed price for the power generated which is way higher than renewables can generate it for. So we’re paying more for our electricity.