Re:Lockheed Martin has obtained a patent for a compact fusio...
by DennisP on Tuesday March 27, 2018 @08:44AM
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Price is a proxy for "how much resources would it take to roll this out at scale." That's important regardless of how your economy works.
Price also tells us whether the new energy source would require government support, or require less resources than building and fueling a new fossil plant, or (if extremely cheap) would prompt people to shut down even brand-new fossil plants because the new energy source is cheaper than the cost of fuel.
Price also tells us whether the new energy source would require government support, or require less resources than building and fueling a new fossil plant, or (if extremely cheap) would prompt people to shut down even brand-new fossil plants because the new energy source is cheaper than the cost of fuel.