"Jethro_uk" wrote in message
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On Sat, 18 Jan 2020 04:55:28 +1100, Ray wrote:

"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message
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On 17/01/2020 17:30, wrote:
On Thursday, 16 January 2020 18:35:28 UTC, Andy Burns wrote:
newshound wrote:

Double or triple the cost of coal, oil, and gas and all of a sudden
nuclear and renewables start to make real sense.

I think that would be too much of a shock to the system, put it on a
ramp to double or triple over several decades, maybe workable.

a kind of 'fuel price escalator'?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_Price_Escalator

renewables never make sense

They do in a few situations like when its costs a hell of a lot to get a
power line to a particular place.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioi...tric_generator

Much more expensive than solar panel with the lower power systems.