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Re:Nuclear cheaper than wind, solar as Canada greens its gri... by beerandt on Saturday November 19, 2022 @07:03PM (#33676441)
Storage is almost entirely capex, not opex.

So yes, you do need to actually base the cost on the worst case scenario.

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Re:Nuclear cheaper than wind, solar as Canada greens its gri... by technicalbard on Saturday November 19, 2022 @08:53PM (#33677255)
Wrong. Storage has opex, because it has energy losses. Not all the energy that goes in can come out. 2nd Law and all that. On top of that, there will be maintenance and operating staff costs.
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Re:Nuclear cheaper than wind, solar as Canada greens its gri... by Schroedingersat on Saturday November 19, 2022 @09:09PM (#33677363)
Worst case scenario, huh?

So how much does enough storage to cover a months long unplanned nuclear plant outage cost?

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