• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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    7 hours ago

    electricity from a nuclear plant sells for the same as electricity from anything else

    The high production capacity drives down the market rate by flooding the retail market

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      57 minutes ago

      It costs more to produce that electricy with nuclear than it does to produce it with other technology. Making lots of cost inefficient electricity is still making cost inefficient electricity.

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          The other table has newer studies than 2015, where nuclear is not cheaper, but you’ve only pointed out the column where they found it was cheaper 10 years ago. Wind and solar have gotten cheaper to produce, and nuclear more expensive. It is not cost efficient compared to other modern options.