Now add the power requirements to replace every horsepower delivered from liquid fuel to the wheels of every passenger and commercial vehicle on the road (I'm being nice and excluding offroad and heavy equipment) and you'll soon realize how not serious some people's vision of the future is.

I share the unpopular news that reconciled to BTU, proven reserves of US coal are larger than the sum total of all other proven energy reserves on Earth. Talk about national security, prosperity, low cost and jobs - talk about coal.

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Posted by Rabby

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Posted on 10/16/25 at 12:00 am to fightin tigers

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LNG not expensive enough yet?

Buy low - sell high.

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It's finite power

Nope. It keeps making itself. We just drill down and get it.

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Posted by TutHillTiger

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Posted on 10/16/25 at 12:45 am to hawgfaninc

I ask AI and it said it depends on how many humans it decides to keep alive

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Posted by Bullfrog

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Member since Jul 2010

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Posted on 10/16/25 at 2:12 am to Napoleon

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We should start building new reactors what's it been 40 years since we built one?

Georgia Power, owned by The Southern Company, brought Vogtle 4 on line April of 2024. 1.1 Giga-Watts.

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Georgia Power’s Plant Vogtle, comprised of four units in Waynesboro, Georgia, is delivering carbon-free nuclear energy to more than 2 million homes and businesses.

This long-term investment will benefit customers and communities for the next 60-80 years and help ensure we meet the energy needs of our growing economy.

The site consists of four units. Vogtle Unit 3 entered commercial operation on July 31, 2023. Unit 4 entered commercial operation on April 29, 2024. Units 3 and 4 will support 800 permanent, high-paying positions.

The Southern Company

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The second of two new reactors at Plant Vogtle began sending electricity to the Georgia grid Monday, after years of development and billions of dollars in investment. Each reactor will produce about 1,100 megawatts of power, which will help meet surging electricity demand without creating climate-warming emissions.

…Vogtle expansion was behind schedule and over budget. The new reactors came online seven years late at a cost of $35 billion — more than double the initial $14 billion estimate.

After Vogtle, what’s next for nuclear?

Utility stocks will kick arse in the coming years.