The US government opens 22 million acres of federal lands to solar ( electrek.co )

BronzedBonobo , 5 months ago

So I guess we’re not going to do the smart thing, going nuclear, and instead landscape more of the country.

DarkDiamondK , 5 months ago

But nuclear doesn't waste as much money, so of course they won't

IchNichtenLichten , 5 months ago

Your comment is 100% at odds with reality. Where do you come up with this stuff?

loopedcandle , 5 months ago

It's not a simple issue. It is very complicated. Permitting, real estate, time to build, construction offsets, battery needs (solar's weakest point likely).

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cost_of_electricity_by_source

I'm more of a let's do both, and we'll everything we can, kinda guy.

IchNichtenLichten , 5 months ago

I disagree, it is a simple issue: Do you want to pay way more than you need to for electricity?

"These stark differences are echoed in the most recent Levelized Cost of Energy Analysis by Lazard, a leading financial advisory and asset management firm. Their findings suggest that the cost per kilowatt (KW) for utility-scale solar is less than $1,000, while the comparable cost per KW for nuclear power is between $6,500 and $12,250. At present estimates, the Vogtle nuclear plant will cost about $10,300 per KW, near the top of Lazard’s range. This means nuclear power is nearly 10 times more expensive to build than utility-scale solar on a cost per KW basis."

https://www.energysage.com/about-clean-energy/nuclear-energy/solar-vs-nuclear/

"“Nuclear power is irrelevant in today's electricity capacity market,” the report's main author, French nuclear consultant Mycle Schneider, told pv magazine, noting that power generation from nuclear power dropped by 4%, while non-hydro renewables increased by 13%.

According to the report, the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) of solar PV dropped by approximately 90% over the past few years, while the LCOE of nuclear energy climbed by around 33%."

https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/09/28/renewables-vs-nuclear-256-0/