The Climate, Environment and Energy Thread

[Thryleon]

The economic analyses are unequivocal, nuclear power generation is now too expensive.  That’s why the private sector won’t invest in nuclear power and is cutting its losses by cancelling power stations under construction.

There may be issues with the economic analyses but the corporate bean counters are convinced.  The only new nuclear power plants will be underwritten by governments.  As EB pointed out, most governments will struggle to find the funds, or private sector partners, to get the power distribution networks up to scratch.

the same applies to renewables about the grid and storage of energy. 

Its still moving forward.

  Im not arguing right vs wrong here, I'm saying the bean counters don't always measure things with saving the most amount beans, rather they count beans with politics involved, and will waste more beans for many reasons not to do with being efficient with the beans.

We all know that a nuclear power plant is unwanted on anyone's doorstep and thats the main blocker behind any of them being built and consequently a political loser which is the main blocker behind them being built.