$60/MWh for advanced nuclear electricity is achievable: GE Hitachi Executive

Re:$60/MWh for advanced nuclear electricity is achievable: G... by robertlagrant on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @04:44AM (#35436827)

> This is such a consumerist, comfort-over-everything view

I wish this bad-faith nonsense would vanish, and people would stick to issues.

I was in South Africa when the blackouts really started, in 2014 and 2015, and every person and business that could afford it bought a diesel generator. Not for their comfort, except in an extreme definition of the word. For their survival. Businesses cannot survive without power. Hospitals cannot. Communications networks cannot. Electric cars cannot.

But diesel and petrol generators and vehicles can. That's the most likely "preparation on our end".

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Re:$60/MWh for advanced nuclear electricity is achievable: G... by mstipetic on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @05:16AM (#35437036)

I’m not talking about those extremes for fucks sake. A smart grid can prioritize hospitals and industry while not allowing you to spend energy on cooling your whole house at 19 Celsius. I’m not talking about going to the level of South Africa, I’m just saying we can be much smarter and deliberate about our energy usage.

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Re:$60/MWh for advanced nuclear electricity is achievable: G... by ExoticPearTree on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @07:24AM (#35437922)

We should do anything that is necessary to have power available anytime, even a bit in excess in case of potential spikes that are not usually accounted for.

I do not believe "smart-grids" or blackouts are the solution. And especially not having my power cut because someone somewhere decides that I should cook inside my house because the power consumption priority lies elsewhere.

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