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Originally Posted by New Era
^^^ Combined with other renewables these SMRs could be the ultimate answer to communities around the globe. There is no silver bullet, but a combination of technologies will likely be the solution to our energy, pollution, and climate change challenges.
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I think this always going to be the answer. Cost will continue to be somewhat prohibitive for nuclear, but there'll be cases where it makes sense. I don't think peaker plants go away entirely, but they'll largely disappear. Coal is already disappearing. Hydro has some really interesting storage abilities that others don't but also requires unique geography and comes with environmental concerns.
To go 100% carbon free may not be better for the environment of 95 or 98 or whatever provide cheap energy freedom from resource intensive energy production.