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Originally Posted by redpoint5

The EIA agrees with your assessment exactly. Nuclear is projected to drop from supplying 20% of our electricity currently, to 11% in 2050.



Concerning the consequences of EVs gaining popularity; they are mostly positive. With people charging over night, it will bring the off-peak energy requirements up; which will tend to make energy cheaper. The closer peak and off-peak consumption are, the less expensive the energy due to the lower reliance on peaking generators.

I hadn't thought of EVs charging overnight, but that makes a ton of sense. I wonder how solar will fare, even with solar thermal able to provide usable power for hours after the sun sets. Something has to base load and peak.

The nuclear power comments stem from a piece I read in The Economist years ago. They rarely let me down.