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ViewTrick1002yesterday at 8:35 PM1 replyview on HN

Please, don’t cite the LFSCOE paper again. Citing it shows you have a beef against renewables.

That paper uses one renewable source, like only solar, and 2018-19 cost data for storage.

A real grid is made up of a mix of sources, which is why the research lately has focused on system costs.

All those analyses find that renewable grids are far cheaper than if involving new built nuclear power.

Here are two modern papers on the subject:

https://www.csiro.au/-/media/Energy/GenCost-2025-26-Final/Ge...

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S036054422...


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idiotsecanttoday at 4:20 AM

A) I am an electrical engineer who makes a living designing control systems for renewable generation. I know more about most of this than just about anyone in this conversation.

B) the post I am replying to is specifically calling for a 98% solar grid.