One Reason I Don't Like Nuclear Energy


"analysts and others have issued inaccurate estimates of the levelized costs of electricity (LCOE) for coal, natural gas and hydro power plants which are used to direct trillions in investment, creating a growing global financial bubble around conventional power plants with dynamics that are similar to the subprime mortgage housing bubble that led to the Great Recession."
I borrowed this from the latest Tony Seba information package. Coal is already nearly dead, gas isn't far behind and even hydro power is allegedly (I believe him) going to be affected by falling wind, solar and storage costs.

What the graph is saying is that the estimated output for conventional energy generation by TPTB is constant. The actual output is shown to be going down and will continue to do so.

What do you people think?

The mind of the bigot is like the pupil of the eye; the more light you pour upon it, the more it will contract.
Oliver Wendell Holmes

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    CoastalwatchCoastalwatch Forumite
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    edited 11 March 2021 at 8:16PM
    That's a damning case for Nuclear going forward if it proves to be correct. Presumably the figures upto 2020 can be referenced somewhere, while I'd love to know what the figures beyond are based upon?
    Could prove mighty helpful in resisting new builds of nuclear around the country!
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  • NigeWickNigeWick Forumite
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    That's a damning case for Nuclear going forward if it proves to be correct. Presumably the figures upto 2020 can be referenced somewhere, while I'd love to know what the figures beyond are based upon?
    Could prove mighty helpful in resisting new builds of nuclear around the country!
    Obviously, this is the American case but I'll wager it will be similar everywhere. I've been following what Tony Seba has to say and he's been spot on so far.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udJJ7n_Ryjg&ab_channel=RethinkX
    The mind of the bigot is like the pupil of the eye; the more light you pour upon it, the more it will contract.
    Oliver Wendell Holmes
  • EVandPVEVandPV Forumite
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    Here's another reason.
    (Excellent tv series btw, if anyone hasn't yet seen it.)

    https://youtu.be/s9APLXM9Ei8

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