Sine_Fine_Belli@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoNuclear Power Was Once Shunned at Climate Talks. Now, It’s a Rising Star.www.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square122fedilinkarrow-up1280arrow-down132cross-posted to: worldnews@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1248arrow-down1external-linkNuclear Power Was Once Shunned at Climate Talks. Now, It’s a Rising Star.www.nytimes.comSine_Fine_Belli@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square122fedilinkcross-posted to: worldnews@lemmy.ml
minus-squareJumuta@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·1 month agoyeah maybe because only the most cost effective ones remain? (natural selection)
minus-squareleisesprecher@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month ago…and because the older plants are simply written off already. If you already recouped the building costs, you can charge based on just the running cost.
minus-squarefinitebanjo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down6·1 month agoAre you saying newer facilities aren’t more efficient but instead a random chance which coincidentally leads to anual efficiency gains?
minus-squareSolacefromSilence@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·1 month agoIf that were true, we wouldn’t need to guess. We could just look at the data showing that new plants provide cheaper electricity.
minus-squarefinitebanjo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·1 month agoThats why I linked the data.
minus-squareSolacefromSilence@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 month agoIt just presents data without going into detail. You’re making unsupported assumptions.
minus-squarefinitebanjo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 month agoFeel free to present counter-data, then.
yeah maybe because only the most cost effective ones remain? (natural selection)
…and because the older plants are simply written off already. If you already recouped the building costs, you can charge based on just the running cost.
Are you saying newer facilities aren’t more efficient but instead a random chance which coincidentally leads to anual efficiency gains?
If that were true, we wouldn’t need to guess. We could just look at the data showing that new plants provide cheaper electricity.
Thats why I linked the data.
It just presents data without going into detail. You’re making unsupported assumptions.
Feel free to present counter-data, then.