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Originally Posted by LIforrelaxin
Here is the key, if you want lower electric rates, think Nuclear..... Unfortunately because of a steep learning curve, we have moved away from it.... even though it runs our Naval Fleet.....
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I don't know if it is a learning curve... other than private industry has been a bit reluctant. It is a fair amount of our base generation capacity.
Our hydro is rather small, and can't be fully utilized based on demand, the lakes would fluctuate too much.
NG has been the choice to replace coal and oil for at least the last decade. It has the right thermal properties, lower emissions, and can easily handle the distance from the base load to the peak.