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7e on May 8, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: Google to back three new nuclear projects

Solar isn’t dispatchable and adding 24 hour storage doubles the cost. Adding seasonal storage increases the cost by 150x.

notTooFarGone on May 9, 2025 [–]

So you claim that and that one "paper" from 2019 calculating worst case and with 2019 battery prices. Bad thing is battery prices are falling through the floor and 6 years make all the difference.

Please get your prices to 2025.

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