Oddbean new post about login | logout @322442e3 @43d7c4ea but renewables are far faster to build and far cheaper. With the money saved, build storage until the cows come home and it's still cheaper than nuclear. Without the thousands of years of legacy. Sure, keep existing plants running as most of the damage has already been done. I just don't see the point of building new plants.
@4c04d469 @43d7c4ea What storage? As a simplified instance, try to design a system of solar panels, wind turbines, and battery storage, which gives a constant 1 GW output over the last two years at a middle european location of your choice. Be sure to model conversion losses from/to storage. You may omit further conversion losses downstream towards the consumer. You may assume perfect foresight for now. How much of each do you need? What are the area and resource requirements?