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nilslindemannyesterday at 9:04 PM1 replyview on HN

Whatever. No one wants to invest into it anyway.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levelized_cost_of_electricity


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preisschildyesterday at 9:59 PM

LCOE does not account for the full (system) costs. Nuclear power plants have capacity factors over 90%, while PV/Wind have less than 25%. LCOE does not account for the added costs, such as increased transmission and storage/backup costs.

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