Solar is deceptive though. $68/MWh is installed capacity, presumably nameplate. You get about 15-18% of nameplate output averaged over a year in Alberta. And it's not comparable to nuclear on it's own, because it doesn't do the same thing. You would need to add in storage costs, and by storing it, you need enough power to generate and store for later use. So you really need far more MW of installed solar, + storage to make a proper comparison, particularity in the future where we imagine no gas plants. Just looking at the purchase price of a PV panel doesn't really tell you the real cost, so those comparisons never feel valid to me.
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