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		Krssst on July 14, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Saskatchewan, Ontario to roll out mini-nuclear rea... Capacity factor: actual yearly energy produced is 10-25% of capacity for solar, 89% for nuclear. Storage cost.

wewxjfq on July 14, 2022 [–]

Just some days ago Australia's National Science Agency published a report where they found that renewables with integration costs remain the cheapest option. Naturally that submission didn't do well on HN because it isn't nuclear energy fluff.

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