Differences are largely due to questionable assumptions about battery replacements and the use of electric vehicles as a gasoline car replacement.
Water cooled power plants are a bigger problem than most imagine
Editor’s note: Water sufficiently cool to cool equipment at conventional and nuclear power plants is in shorter supply than the industry admits and the problem is likely to exacerbate as hot summers continue. This executive summary from a report by the Union of Concerned Scientists details some of the problems, and in doing so, highlights…
Report: After 50 years nuclear power still not viable without subsidies
Since its inception more than 50 years ago, the U.S. nuclear power industry has been propped up by a generous array of government subsidies that have supported its development and operations. Subsidies are enugh to cut $0.07/kWh off power costs. Most conventional power costs $0.05 to $0.06/kWh to produce. Despite the support, the industry is…