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Map of each state's percentage of power generation by source
Posted on 7/23/22 at 1:14 pm
Posted on 7/23/22 at 1:14 pm
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Posted on 7/23/22 at 1:18 pm to tiggerthetooth
How many nuclear plants do we have? Just Waterford?
Posted on 7/23/22 at 1:19 pm to tiggerthetooth
I’d like to see the break down of coal vs gas
Posted on 7/23/22 at 1:20 pm to tiggerthetooth
This is no surprise at all to me. The states that have wind and sunshine are powered by them. The states that have an abundance of fossil fuels use those fuels as power.
Posted on 7/23/22 at 1:20 pm to tiggerthetooth
SC using less fossil fuels than CA 
Posted on 7/23/22 at 1:21 pm to brass2mouth
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Just Waterford
And Riverbend
Posted on 7/23/22 at 1:21 pm to brass2mouth
River bend nuclear in st Francisville
Posted on 7/23/22 at 1:24 pm to tankyank13
coal keeps the light on
Posted on 7/23/22 at 1:24 pm to tiggerthetooth
If this reflects power generation in the state, it means little because the consumption source may be different. Because of markets like MISO and the way interconnects and transmission works, what’s powering my house could be a combination of anything.
Posted on 7/23/22 at 1:24 pm to tiggerthetooth
Should be nearly completely gray.
TN has cheap power from Nuclear and Hydro, the problem with Hydro is it destroys so much habitat in order to create it. Nuclear is the responsible way to go for power generation.
TN has cheap power from Nuclear and Hydro, the problem with Hydro is it destroys so much habitat in order to create it. Nuclear is the responsible way to go for power generation.
Posted on 7/23/22 at 1:27 pm to tankyank13
It's really surprising how we are not more nuclear....politics, cost, waste dumps? I think waste dumps are mostly in NV. I can see how Hawaii and AK can pass on nuclear, but the lower 48 are good.
Posted on 7/23/22 at 1:28 pm to armsdealer
Papa got a job with the TVA
He bought a washing machine and then a Chevrolet
He bought a washing machine and then a Chevrolet
Posted on 7/23/22 at 2:40 pm to Taurus
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It's really surprising how we are not more nuclear....politics, cost, waste dumps?
It’s all three, but cost plays a bigger role than most nuclear advocates realize.
The unfortunately reality is that today, new nuclear power plants are not cost-competitive with other sources (including renewables and combined cycle gas turbines). A lot of this has to do with the huge capital expenditure required to build a nuclear power plant, as well as the future decommissioning and disposal costs.
There are companies/projects focused on reducing the cost of new nuclear installations but they are mostly focused on small-ish reactors to be used in developing nations - not the type of huge regional nuclear facilities we have in the US. It’s possible that some of those technologies could be used to build out new nuclear capacity here but A) we aren’t there yet and B) that’s where the political opposition comes into play. Americans like our nuclear plants to be isolated fortresses, away from population centers, generating a gigawatt of power.
Posted on 7/23/22 at 2:48 pm to lostinbr
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It's really surprising how we are not more nuclear....politics, cost, waste dumps?
It’s all three, but cost plays a bigger role than most nuclear advocates realize.
Costs are low AND it is consistent and reliable. You won't have fluctuations in costs because some idiot in office kills all new gas exploration in the country or kills a pipeline project. You won't have dust or the moon getting in the way of producing nuclear power. If the wind doesn't blow you still have nuclear power. There are so many advantages it is dumb we don't allocate more resources to nuclear. I bet if the government got out of the way we would have more nuclear in this country.
Posted on 7/23/22 at 2:52 pm to The Boat
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Papa got a job with the TVA
He bought a washing machine and then a Chevrolet
Randy Owen has entered the chat.
Posted on 7/23/22 at 2:52 pm to armsdealer
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Costs are low AND it is consistent and reliable. You won't have fluctuations in costs because some idiot in office kills all new gas exploration in the country or kills a pipeline project. You won't have dust or the moon getting in the way of producing nuclear power. If the wind doesn't blow you still have nuclear power. There are so many advantages it is dumb we don't allocate more resources to nuclear. I bet if the government got out of the way we would have more nuclear in this country.
Nuclear waste disposal is the biggest problem. I recall Marc Andreesen said on a Joe Rogan podcast there was a group developing a nuclear plan where you built it from the inside out and then seal off the uranium core after its built. Then when the core is spent you seal it off and leave it. Nothing gets in and nothing gets out.
Posted on 7/23/22 at 3:03 pm to tiggerthetooth
Massive wind farms like this are rising up all over the West’s windy plains. That’s reflected in the charts of western states.
Does anyone know what they’re using in New England and eastern Canada?
Does anyone know what they’re using in New England and eastern Canada?
Posted on 7/23/22 at 3:04 pm to tiggerthetooth
I stopped reading when I saw the dumb arses couldn't even get the abbreviation for Mississippi right.
This post was edited on 7/23/22 at 3:18 pm
Posted on 7/23/22 at 3:52 pm to greenbean
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I stopped reading when I saw the dumb arses couldn't even get the abbreviation for Mississippi right.
Chart must have been made by the US Postal Service regional facility in Memphis, because those idiots recently sent my eBay purchase to Detroit instead of my house in MS.
Posted on 7/23/22 at 3:54 pm to greenbean
Interesting that Joe Biden's home state is the most fossil fuel dependent.
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