Renewables vs. Nuclear: 256-0

[Marlin]

Renewables vs. Nuclear: 256-0


https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/09/28/renewables-vs-nuclear-256-0/

[hamsamich]

Isn't it funny when articles compare generating capacity instead of the actual amount of electricity generated?  If you read this article it is a typical article touting renewables without delving into storage, capacity factors and other unrealisitc comparisons...I could go on and on but won't. And of course it found a way to mention chernobyl and criminal activity related to nuclear power...I'm surprised they don't have a picture of Hiroshima devastation near the caption  Funny. 

[Marlin]

Isn't it funny when articles compare generating capacity instead of the actual amount of electricity generated?  If you read this article it is a typical article touting renewables without delving into storage, capacity factors and other unrealisitc comparisons...I could go on and on but won't. And of course it found a way to mention chernobyl and criminal activity related to nuclear power...I'm surprised they don't have a picture of Hiroshima devastation near the caption  Funny. 

PV Magazine is a photovoltaics monthly publication. Their slant should not be surprising. But I agree the green crowd does not include capacity factors.





https://www.energy.gov/ne/articles/nuclear-power-most-reliable-energy-source-and-its-not-even-close

[hamsamich]

Yeah I didn't even catch that!  Makes more sense now.