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Old Yesterday, 01:21 PM   #292 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by aerohead View Post
Presently:
Solar PV = $0.80
Onshore Wind = $1.00
Small Modular(nuclear)Reactor = $16.00
Now, let's include output factor. A nuke will output 95% of rated power over its life (which can be a hundred years).

My particular solar installation is 6.4 kW, and I achieve 12.5% of the nameplate generation capacity. Hopeful it lasts 25 years.
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