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		mpweiher 1 day ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Belgium stops decommissioning nuclear power plants 1. LCOE is not the appropriate metric, especially when you have intermittent renewables in the mix. 2. Lazard themselves say that their LCOE numbers for nuclear are not indicative. https://x.com/mpweiher/status/1811656245700358478?s=20 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16HVh_Fx6LQ

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Moldoteck 1 day ago [–]

I know, full system lcoe must be considered with all bells and whistles. I'm comparing lcoe of worst nuclear project in us vs lcoe of hydrogen peakers

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