• itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    2
    ·
    14 days ago

    Nuclear is consistently among the most expensive ways to generate power, and only afloat due to massive government subsidies, especially when it comes to waste storage. Whereas solar and wind are only beaten (in some metrics) by natural gas when it comes to power per dollar, getting even cheaper at scale.

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

    Your original point was that renewables are being blocked by China, Russia and the Middle East. I disagree on China, but that’s not the point. How will nuclear, with all strings attached, succeed there, whereas solar and wind won’t? Silliness.