[ RadSafe ] PG&E Signs World's Largest Solar Power Deal

[Otto Raabe]

At 05:26 AM 7/26/2007, Jean-Francois, Stephane wrote:
>  Otto, you are raising a question that I will humbly ask: How do one
>calculate the real cost of energy production ?
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July 26, 2007

The cost of electricity generation that is calculated usually 
includes all expenses including future decomissioning. You can find 
lists of costs on the internet such as for California at 
http://www.energy.ca.gov/electricity/comparative_costs.html

In the California example the cost per kilowatt-hour for nuclear is 
1.4 to 1.9 cents and the additional decomissioning cost (in footnote) 
is less than 0.1 cents per kilowatt-hour and for solar up to 42 cents 
per kilowatt hour..






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