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Re:First new U.S. nuclear reactor since 2016 is now in opera... by chris222 on Friday December 29, 2023 @02:15AM (#38802459)
Overbuilding wind and using HVDC transmission to move it around is sometimes cheaper than battery storage since it compliments solar peak times well.

A similar project is being constructed in the Southwest United States:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38801943

3,500 MW of wind+ HVDC transmission for 11 billion dollars.

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