> The first one is that nuclear energy is by far the most expensive form by unit of energy produced.
Now that the world is waking up to understanding the LCOE is a wholly inappropriate metric for systems cost comparisons, this statement is more clearly no longer true.
With the firming included, nuclear is right there in the mix, cheaper than most 100% ___ with storage options.
You might have included the wrong link there. And with nuclear, always consider total cost, not operating cost. Not impossible to determine, but less reliable data floating around. You would have to take the cost of all failed projects as well as the cost of decommission and storage. For nuclear, the cost is a little bit funny. You have huge upfront cost, then lower running cost, and then a very long tail obviously.
You're right. Add the cost of storage or overprovision for demand fluctuation, add rapid dispatch, then planned and unplanned downtime to nuclear and the $150-200/MWh balloons even further.
Now that the world is waking up to understanding the LCOE is a wholly inappropriate metric for systems cost comparisons, this statement is more clearly no longer true.
With the firming included, nuclear is right there in the mix, cheaper than most 100% ___ with storage options.
https://www.ctvc.co/firming-costs-renewables/