Re:Georgia nuclear plant begins splitting atoms for first time
by adev_ on Wednesday March 08, 2023 @02:33AM
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> Gas peaker plants solve the problem, with no additional costs.
> We don't have to get carbon production to zero. If we run the gas plants even as much as 10% of the time for no-sun-no-wind-flat-batteries conditions, you've still cut 90% of carbon emissions.
And now instead of paying for the expense nuclear power plant, you have to pay:
- Pay for 3x the raw capacity of the plant in solar and wind because they never run at peak capacity
- Pay for the battery for storage
- Pay for the Gas power plant that will never be cost effective because running 10% of the time.
And you still emit more CO2 than a damn nuclear power plant.
> We don't have to get carbon production to zero. If we run the gas plants even as much as 10% of the time for no-sun-no-wind-flat-batteries conditions, you've still cut 90% of carbon emissions.
And now instead of paying for the expense nuclear power plant, you have to pay:
- Pay for 3x the raw capacity of the plant in solar and wind because they never run at peak capacity
- Pay for the battery for storage
- Pay for the Gas power plant that will never be cost effective because running 10% of the time.
And you still emit more CO2 than a damn nuclear power plant.