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It doesn’t need to be a choice, we can do both renewables and nuclear. But if we want to get off of fossil fuels in the next decade, nuclear will get us there sooner.
This is what I’m talking about.
Some comparables for new nuclear in the West:
“But throughout its decade of construction, the project has also been plagued by cascading delays and climbing costs. The first reactor was scheduled to come online in 2016; it’s hitting that milestone seven years later. The total price tag has more than doubled — to more than $30 billion.”
https://grist.org/energy/first-us-nuclear-reactor-40-years-online-georgia/
It took more than 10 years and was massively over budget.
“The plant in Somerset, which has been under construction since 2016, is now expected to be finished by 2031 and cost up to £35bn, France’s EDF said. However, the cost will be far higher once inflation is taken into account, because EDF is using 2015 prices.”
So current estimates are at least 15 years and also massively over budget.
Please tell me again how new nuclear will get us there sooner if we want to get off fossil fuels in the next decade.
I don’t see a use case for new nuclear but existing plants should be kept running as long as it makes financial sense to do so.
Solar PV + Storage, Utility Scale = $46 - $102
Wind + Storage, Onshore = $42 - $114
Nuclear = $141 - $221
https://www.lazard.com/media/nltb551p/lazards-lcoeplus-april-2023.pdf
There are a lot of people who still think nuclear power is the answer to all our problems. It really doesn’t matter if I produce facts and evidence to show renewables are way cheaper and quicker to build, these people continue to reflexively downvote.
421·8 months agoHe’s about to be grabbed by the real estate portfolio. Ouch.
4·8 months agoCameronandonandon.
James Cameron
Is there nothing he can’t do?
01·8 months agoThanks for this. I did ask OP for a source on Apple selling user data. It sounds like you’re saying that they don’t.
There’s always a rush to include Apple with the other big tech firms that certainly do harvest and sell user data, I guess some people just love to hate on Apple. I get popups on a fresh install of an Apple OS and on first launching certain apps that asks me outright if I want to send usage data to Apple. It’s pretty upfront about this. Like you said, it’s anonymized so it can’t be used to target me with ads based on my browsing history. They also have the Private Relay feature on MacOS and Hide My Email, they didn’t have to do that. There’s also something called Advanced Data Protection that I haven’t messed around with.
Detailed enough that some companies probably cross reference it with other tracking and are able to link the data they get from Apple to real people.
Do you haven’t any evidence for this? I doubt that’s something Apple would be happy about.
Do you have a source on Apple selling user data?
Science disagrees with you:
“Specifically, the research shows that people with conservative tendencies have a larger amygdala and a smaller anterior cingulate than other people. The amygdala – typically thought of as the “primitive brain” – is responsible for reflexive impulses, like fear. The anterior cingulate is thought to be responsible for courage and optimism. This one-two punch could be responsible for many of the anecdotal claims that conservatives “think differently” from others.”
Also the eternal question, “does this truck make my penis look small?”
Do you ever write out a comment, read it back, and think “nah, too edgy”?
I was worried he’d fuck it up but Biden killed it last night.
She should’ve been asked to take the MAGA hat off or GTFO.
You’re bi.
Some people are open to trying new things, they want the excitement of trying out a new restaurant or take out, they want to try types of food they’ve never eaten before.
Then there are the other type. They behave in the same way as children do, they want what they like, and will not take a risk on something new, even on something as pedestrian as a burger.
There’s a burger place near me which makes a great burger - good quality ingredients, interesting toppings, great fries and they’re cheaper than McDonalds. Given McDonald’s prices on ingredients will be substantially cheaper, and their volume higher, this is just pure greed.
You can use any USB battery with it, just plug it into the battery pack. Why? Because releasing this without a battery and leaving it to the customer to source one would be super weird.
A smart move would be to spend on a get out the vote effort in swing states.
Fair point, I get a little snippy on this subject due to the overwhelming amount of bullshit I encounter.
What do you think about this?
"Connecting solar and wind capacity levels needed to reach net-zero grids by 2035 could require as much as $25-50 billion in transmission investments. This includes spending on new interconnection facilities, network upgrades to existing transmission infrastructure, new high voltage lines to connect renewable rich areas and upgrades to inter-regional transmission capacity.’
https://economics.td.com/ca-interconnection-challenges
It sounds like it’s mostly down to a lack of investment in the grid which is completely solvable pretty quickly. Given this, I’m still not seeing a case for new nuclear. Do you have any sources to support your argument that it’s still needed?