Thanks for this very informative post. I really hope technology keeps evolving making solar power a viable alternative to the Nuclear Power plants. No matter how much people claim they are safe, I just cannot feel it.
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Solar and wind, by themselves, will never be fully viable die to the none-continuous availability of fuel. However, I expect power plants of the future to incorporate base electrical with surge electrical loading in the future.
Imagine something like this: coal, nuclear or hydro couple with solar and wind. Coal, nuclear, and/or hydro providing for base electrical loading along the grid. Solar and wind can supplement when available or provided extra power during high demands.
Nuclear and coal will remain players in our generation. My money is on combined source power plants if that will ever be in the works.
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