Flip
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I had posted this probably sometime last year I guess. There's no need to defend electric vehicles, you're doing exactly what the US government wants you too. I'm not against them and I'm not worried about more nuclear power plants, which have been around since the early 1950s. My point is; we are going to need more of them, the alternative is helping but it can't meet the demand. I posted a link below that I recently read. This is just general information no punt intended to anyone.
In 2020 the United States generated about four trillion kilowatt-hours of electricity. Some 60 percent of that came from burning fossil fuels, mostly natural gas, in some 10,000 generators, large and small, around the country. All of that electricity will need to be replacedāand more, because demand for electricity is expected to rise, especially if we power more cars with it.
Renewable energy sources like solar and wind have grown faster than expected; together with hydroelectric, they surpassed coal for the first time ever in 2019 and now produce 20 percent of U.S. electricity. In February the EIA (Energy Information Administration) projected that renewables were on track to produce more than 40% by 2050āremarkable growth, perhaps, but still well short of whatās needed to decarbonize the grid by 2035 and forestall the climate crisis. This daunting challenge has recently led some environmentalists to reconsider an alternative they had long been wary of; Nuclear Power.
From my profession, education, and research; If we stay on this course, I expect more Nuclear Power Plants. The future cost of electricity (2050 plus) compared to what we are currently paying for electricity? It was lightly mentioned, they might be remembered as " the days electricity was basically free."
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us-moves-forward-reactivation-decades-104553897.html
In 2020 the United States generated about four trillion kilowatt-hours of electricity. Some 60 percent of that came from burning fossil fuels, mostly natural gas, in some 10,000 generators, large and small, around the country. All of that electricity will need to be replacedāand more, because demand for electricity is expected to rise, especially if we power more cars with it.
Renewable energy sources like solar and wind have grown faster than expected; together with hydroelectric, they surpassed coal for the first time ever in 2019 and now produce 20 percent of U.S. electricity. In February the EIA (Energy Information Administration) projected that renewables were on track to produce more than 40% by 2050āremarkable growth, perhaps, but still well short of whatās needed to decarbonize the grid by 2035 and forestall the climate crisis. This daunting challenge has recently led some environmentalists to reconsider an alternative they had long been wary of; Nuclear Power.
From my profession, education, and research; If we stay on this course, I expect more Nuclear Power Plants. The future cost of electricity (2050 plus) compared to what we are currently paying for electricity? It was lightly mentioned, they might be remembered as " the days electricity was basically free."
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us-moves-forward-reactivation-decades-104553897.html
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