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The US government opens 22 million acres of federal lands to solar::The Biden administration has updated the roadmap for solar development to 22 million acres of federal lands in the US West.

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[–] DarkDiamondK -4 points 11 months ago (6 children)

But nuclear doesn't waste as much money, so of course they won't

[–] IchNichtenLichten 8 points 11 months ago (5 children)

Your comment is 100% at odds with reality. Where do you come up with this stuff?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (4 children)

It's not a simple issue. It is very complicated. Permitting, real estate, time to build, construction offsets, battery needs (solar's weakest point likely).

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cost_of_electricity_by_source

I'm more of a let's do both, and we'll everything we can, kinda guy.

[–] wikibot 2 points 11 months ago

Here's the summary for the wikipedia article you mentioned in your comment:

Different methods of electricity generation can incur a variety of different costs, which can be divided into three general categories: 1) wholesale costs, or all costs paid by utilities associated with acquiring and distributing electricity to consumers, 2) retail costs paid by consumers, and 3) external costs, or externalities, imposed on society. Wholesale costs include initial capital, operations & maintenance (O&M), transmission, and costs of decommissioning. Depending on the local regulatory environment, some or all wholesale costs may be passed through to consumers. These are costs per unit of energy, typically represented as dollars/megawatt hour (wholesale). The calculations also assist governments in making decisions regarding energy policy.

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