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To: Augustus Gloop who wrote (1468465)7/13/2024 4:18:48 PM
From: Eric  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1577147
 
As far as out grid goes - it can't handle a complete shift to electric cars. <---- that came from WAY UP the ladder compared to you or me - Like top end GM management

But they don't work in the electrical generation and distribution industry.

Many of my friends do. And they are all engineers working in this stuff every day just like myself.

I hate what I'm about to say but to achieve the lofty pollution goals right now we're going to need to build out nuclear

Nope

Never going to happen. Just way, way too expensive today.

It comes down to cost.

They can't compete today with super cheap RE.

And RE and storage continue to get cheaper every day..

For many decades going forward.

Read this, it will get you up to speed:

Executive Summary—Levelized Cost of Energy Version 17.0 (1)

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