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Re:Could We Stop Yellowstone from Erupting with a Giant Geot... by Denote6737 on Monday December 11, 2023 @06:04AM (#38599490)
"Anything over around 20 cents a kWh makes it uncompetitive"

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Re:Could We Stop Yellowstone from Erupting with a Giant Geot... by Kuinox on Monday December 11, 2023 @06:09AM (#38599516)
Don't mistake price of production and selling price. When it takes times to construct additional production, you can sell the electricity at very high cost but have a low production cost.
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